When interventions harm: Peer groups and problem behavior

American Psychologist

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 755-764

  Dishion, Thomas J ^a,c   McCord, Joan ^b   Poulin, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033194566     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.54.9.755     Document Type: Article

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