The relation of psychopathy to concurrent aggression and antisocial behavior in high-risk adolescent girls and boys

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-41

  Penney, Stephanie R ^a   Moretti, Marlene M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CRIME; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947112859     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.715     Document Type: Article

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