The Moral Disengagement Scale: Extension with An American Minority Sample

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-39

  Pelton, Jennifer ^a   Gound, Mary ^a   Forehand, Rex ^b   Brody, Gene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Child disruptive behavior; Moral disengagement; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DELINQUENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORAL DISENGAGEMENT SCALE; MORALITY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SINGLE PARENT;

EID: 0842343468     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOBA.0000007454.34707.a5     Document Type: Article

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