Childhood experiences of parenting and causal attributions for criminal behavior among young offenders and non-offenders

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 790-806

  Palmer, Emma J ^a   Gough, Kirsty ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HMP Woodhill ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33947642006     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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