Neighborhood influences on young children's conduct problems and pro-social behavior: Evidence from an Australian national sample

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Edwards, Benjamin ^a   Bromfield, Leah M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conduct problems; Multilevel; Neighborhood; Pro social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349092012     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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