Empathy Mediates the Relations between Working Memory and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence and Aggression

Deficits in executive functioning have been associated with aggressive and violent behavior toward intimate partners. However, it is unclear what specific mechanisms are being affected by cognitive deficits that increase an individual’s tendency to become aggressive. The current study exam...

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Published in:	Behavioral Sciences
Main Authors:	Donald A. Godfrey, Caitlin M. Kehoe, Adriana Bastardas-Albero, Julia C. Babcock
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Subjects:	executive functioning working memory interpersonal violence empathy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/3/63