Delinquency in male adolescents: The role of alexithymia and family structure

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-332

  Zimmermann, Grégoire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY STRESS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FAMILY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646805757     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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