A latent growth curve analysis of the structure of aggression, drug use, and delinquent behaviors and their interrelations over time in urban and rural adolescents

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-204

  Farrell, Albert D ^a   Sullivan, Terri N ^a   Esposito, Layla E ^a   Meyer, Aleta L ^a   Valois, Robert F ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 20444432417     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2005.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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