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Two more things for consideration: Sexual orientation and conduct disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2009

Thomas Edmund Dickins  and
Mark James Timothy Sergeant
Thomas Edmund Dickins
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of East London, London E15 4LZ, United Kingdom, and Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom. dickins@uel.ac.uk; dickins@lse.ac.ukhttp://www.uel.ac.uk/psychology/staff/tomdickins.htmhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CPNSS/people/centre_research_associatesinResidence.htm
Mark James Timothy Sergeant
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4BU, United Kingdom. mark.sergeant@ntu.ac.ukhttp://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/school_research/social/staff/54063gp.html
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Abstract

We add to Archer's review with mention of sexual orientation differences in aggression and empathy, which suggest a biological basis for the mediating role of empathy. We also note that Archer's view of sex differences will illuminate discussion of conduct disorder, which can only be of help to researchers in this field.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 3-4 , August 2009 , pp. 275
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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