Research review: The relationship between childhood violence exposure and juvenile antisocial behavior: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 769-779

  Wilson, Helen W ^a,b,d   Stover, Carla Smith ^a,c   Berkowitz, Steven J ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^c National Center for Children Exposed to Violence   (United States)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antisocial behavior; Childhood violence exposure; Delinquency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WITNESS; CHILD; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70249091158     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01974.x     Document Type: Review

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