Parents and peers as social influences to deter antisocial behavior

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1240-1252

  Cook, Emily C ^a   Buehler, Cheryl ^a   Henson, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Adolescence; Antisocial behavior; Parental influence; Peer influence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349979012     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9348-x     Document Type: Article

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