The influence of parental support among incarcerated adolescent offenders: The moderating effects of self-control

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-245

  Jones, Shayne ^a   Cauffman, Elizabeth ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consideration of others; Impulse control; Moderating effects; Parental support; Parenting; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846479233     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806288710     Document Type: Article

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