Individual and familial characteristics of youths involved in street corner gangs in Singapore

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-412

  Kee, C ^a   Sim, K ^a   Teoh, J ^b   Tian, C S ^c   Ng, K H ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Min of Comm Development and Sports   (Singapore)

^c Psychotherapy Clin Adults/Children   (Singapore)

^d Thomson Medical Centre   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aggression; Communication; Gangs; Parenting; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; SELF ESTEEM; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0042564670     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1971(03)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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