The Nature and Predictors of Sexual Victimization and Offending among Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 465-477

  Maxwell, Christopher D ^a,b   Robinson, Amanda L ^c   Post, Lori A ^b  

^a Inst for Children Youth/Families   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual aggression; Date rape; Intimate partner violence; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345832260     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025942503285     Document Type: Article

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