Shameless yet angry: Shame and its relationship to anger in male young offenders and undergraduate controls

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-65

  Farmer, Elly ^a   Andrews, Bernice ^b  

^a National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Emotions; Juvenile delinquency; Shame; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORGERY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; THEFT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 62149084055     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940802205315     Document Type: Article

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