Psychopathy and the prediction of alcohol-related physical aggression: The roles of Impulsive Antisociality and Fearless Dominance

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 58-63

  Birkley, Erica L ^a   Giancola, Peter R ^a   Lance, Charles E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Fearless Dominance; Impulsive Antisociality; Physical aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEARLESS DOMINANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84872415669     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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