Information management and behavior problems: Is concealing misbehavior necessarily a sign of trouble?

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 297-308

  Laird, Robert D ^a   Marrero, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority beliefs; Behavior problems; Concealment; Disclosure; Information management; Lying; Secrecy; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTHER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649187129     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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