Sex differences in overt aggression and delinquency among urban minority middle school students

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-91

  Nichols, Tracy R ^a   Graber, Julia A ^b   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^c   Botvin, Gilbert J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Delinquency; Middle school; Minority students; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944473711     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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