The intersection of genes and neuropsychological deficits in the prediction of adolescent delinquency and low self-control

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-42

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   Delisi, Matt ^b   Vaughn, Michael G ^c   Wright, John Paul ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; Delinquency; Low self control; MAOA; Neuropsychological deficits

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 76649107412     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08325349     Document Type: Article

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