Intensity of aggression in childhood as a predictor of different forms of adult aggression: A two-country (Finland and the United States) analysis

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-34

  Kokko, Katja ^a   Pulkkinen, Lea ^a   Huesmann, L Rowell ^b   Dubow, Eric F ^c   Boxer, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60649119584     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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