Heterogeneity in antisocial trajectories in youth of adult sexual aggressors of women: An examination of initiation, persistence, escalation, and aggravation

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-248

  Cale, Jesse ^a,c   Lussier, Patrick ^a   Proulx, Jean ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisocial trajectories; Dynamic classification; Escalation; Onset; Persistence; Rapists; Sexual aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 65849522488     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209333134     Document Type: Article

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