Examining psychopathic tendencies in adolescence from the perspective of personality theory

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-407

  Sadeh, Naomi ^a   Verona, Edelyn ^a   Javdani, Shabnam ^a   Olson, Lacy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

APSD; MPQ; Personality; Psychopathic tendencies; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPATHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72749101590     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20316     Document Type: Article

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