Specificity of dating aggression and its justification among high-risk adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 467-473

  Chase, Kenneth A ^a   Treboux, Dominique ^a   O'Leary, K Daniel ^a   Strassberg, Zvi ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University at Stony Brook ^*

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aggression; Dating; Friendships; Generality; High risk; Peers; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; STUDENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 0032431382     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022651818834     Document Type: Article

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