The Causal Impact of Childhood-Limited Maltreatment and Adolescent Maltreatment on Early Adult Adjustment

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-365

  Thornberry, Terence P ^a   Henry, Kimberly L ^b   Ireland, Timothy O ^c   Smith, Carolyn A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent maltreatment; Child maltreatment; Crime; Health risking sex behaviors; Substance use; Suicidal thoughts

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALERTNESS; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CAUSALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949484720     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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