Measuring virgin female aggression in the female intruder test (FIT): Effects of oxytocin, estrous cycle, and anxiety.

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-304492
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.30449

de Jong, Trynke

; Beiderbeck, Daniela Ingeborg ; Neumann, Inga D.

Preview

License: Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0
PDF
(812kB)

Date of publication of this fulltext: 22 Jul 2014 11:52

Alternative links to fulltext:DOI Publisher

Details

Preview

Indexed in

Export bibliographical data

Abstract

The costs of violence and aggression in our society have stimulated the scientific search for the predictors and causes of aggression. The majority of studies have focused on males, which are considered to be more aggressive than females in most species. However, rates of offensive behavior in girls and young women are considerable and are currently rising in Western society. The extrapolation of ...