Female adolescents ' delinquent activity: The intersection of bonds to parents and reputation enhancement

Youth and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 176-200

  Kerpelman, Jennifer L ^a   Smith Adcock, Sondra ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female delinquency; Parent adolescent relationships; Reputation enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744457881     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X04272831     Document Type: Article

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