And my mama said: The (relative) parental influence on fear of crime among adolescent girls and boys

Youth and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-293

  De Groof, Saskia ^a,b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Fear of crime; Feelings of insecurity; Gender; Parenting styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849120728     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X07301000     Document Type: Article

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