Measurement of antisocial behaviour in early adolescence and adolescence: Psychometric properties and substantive findings

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-354

  Bendixen, Mons ^a   Olweus, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0033376433     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.330     Document Type: Article

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