Aggression in Women: Behavior, Brain and Hormones
Aggression in Women: Behavior, Brain and Hormones
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Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
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English
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Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
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We review the literature on aggression in women with an emphasis on laboratory experimentation and hormonal and brain mechanisms. Women tend to engage in more indirect forms of aggression (e.g., spreading rumors) than other types of aggression. In laboratory studies, women are less aggressive than men, but provocation attenuates this difference. In...
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Aggression in Women: Behavior, Brain and Hormones
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bcb3e64f7540448eaf390ebceb37e17b
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1662-5153
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1662-5153
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10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00081
