Examining the relations among pain tolerance, psychopathic traits, and violent and nonviolent antisocial behavior

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 205-213

  Miller, Joshua D ^a   Rausher, Steven ^a   Hyatt, Courtland S ^a   Maples, Jessica ^a   Zeichner, Amos ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Pain tolerance; Psychopathy; Self and informant reports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALGOMETRY; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; ELECTRICAL STIMULUS TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPATHY; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897025133     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035072     Document Type: Article

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