Social information processing, experiences of aggression in social contexts, and aggressive behavior in adolescents

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-347

  Lösel, Friedrich ^a   Bliesener, Thomas ^b   Bender, Doris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Juvenile delinquency; Social information processing; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847094108     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806295833     Document Type: Article

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