Testing predictions from the male control theory of men's partner violence

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-55

  Bates, Elizabeth A ^a   Graham Kevan, Nicola ^b   Archer, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controlling behavior; Feminist theory; Partner violence; Physical aggression; Same sex aggression; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMINIST THEORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL AGGRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SAME-SEX AGGRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCES; SEXUALITY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR; FEMINIST THEORY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL AGGRESSION; SAME-SEX AGGRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889687628     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21499     Document Type: Article

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