Examining self-control as a multidimensional predictor of crime and drug use in adolescents with criminal histories

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-149

  Conner, Bradley T ^a   Stein, Judith A ^b   Longshore, Douglas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

General theory of crime; Low self control; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CRIME; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 64649083025     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11414-008-9121-7     Document Type: Article

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