Attitudes Supporting Violence and Aggressive Behavior Among Adolescents in Israel: The Role of Family and Peers

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1132-1148

  Mesch, Gustavo S ^a   Fishman, Gideon ^a   Eisikovits, Zvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aggressive behavior; Child abuse and neglect; Delinquency; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0141707795     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503255552     Document Type: Article

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