Baseline heart rate, sensation seeking, and aggression in young adult women: A two-sample examination

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 280-289

  Wilson, Laura C ^a   Scarpa, Angela ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Arousal theory; Heart rate; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SENSATION; TEMPERAMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; BOREDOM; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESTING HEART RATE; RISK FACTOR; SENSATION SEEKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY; SELF EFFICACY; SENSATION; TEMPERAMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878798867     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21477     Document Type: Article

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