Self-esteem maintenance among incarcerated young males: Stabilisation through accommodative processes

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-20

  Greve, Werner ^a   Enzmann, Dirk ^a  

^a Criminological Research Institute of Lxwer Saxony (KFN)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PRISON; PRISONER; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037256591     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250143000562     Document Type: Review

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