Is neighborhood context differently related to externalizing problems and delinquency for girls compared with boys

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-122

  Kroneman, Leoniek ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^a   Hipwell, Alison E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

contextual factors; gender differences; juvenile delinquency; neighborhood effects

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSIVENESS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATH ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 3042833800     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CCFP.0000030288.01347.a2     Document Type: Review

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