High school social climate and antisocial behavior: A 10 year longitudinal and multilevel study

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-419

  LeBlanc, Line ^a   Swisher, Raymond ^b   Vitaro, Frank ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 49549115275     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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