Impulsiveness, attitude to authority, and gender

K. Rigby; P. Slee; A. Mak

doi:10.2466/pr0.1992.71.1.121

Impulsiveness, attitude to authority, and gender

K. Rigby, P. Slee, A. Mak

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This article examined the relationship between impulsiveness and attitudes toward institutional authority among Australian secondary school students. Reliable questionnaire measures of these constructs were completed by 48 boys and 57 girls, about 14 years of age. Correlations between impulsiveness and attitude to authority differed between the sexes, with a significant negative correlation of -.43 being obtained for boys only.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	121-122
Number of pages	2
Journal	Psychological Reports
Volume	71
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1992.71.1.121
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 1992
Externally published	Yes

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