Trauma and violent delinquent behavior among males: The moderating role of social support

Stress, Trauma and Crisis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-72

  Maschi, Tina ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Moderation analysis; Social support; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944461048     PISSN: 10645136     EISSN: 15434591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15434610500506233     Document Type: Article

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