Firesetting in adolescence and being aggressive, shy, and rejected by peers: New epidemiologic evidence from a national sample survey

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-52

  Chen, Yi Hua ^b,c   Arria, Amelia M ^a,b   Anthony, James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARSON; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SHYNESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 0037243677     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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