Distress and violent victimization among young adolescents: Early puberty and the social interactionist explanation

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-405

  Schreck, Christopher J ^a   Burek, Melissa W ^b   Stewart, Eric A ^c   Miller, J Mitchell ^d  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Puberty; Violent victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848902286     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427807305851     Document Type: Article

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