Proactive and reactive aggression and peer delinquency: Implications for prevention and intervention

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-240

  Fite, Paula J ^a,b   Colder, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer delinquency; Prevention; Proactive reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247229652     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431606294838     Document Type: Article

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