Violent values, conduct norms, and youth aggression: A multilevel study in Iceland

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 457-478

  Bernburg, Jon Gunnar ^a   Thorlindsson, Thorolfur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

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EID: 23244450763     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2005.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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