Adherence to honor code mediates the prediction of adolescent boys' conduct problems by callousness and socioeconomic status

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 606-618

  Somech, Lior Y ^a   Elizur, Yoel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CONDUCT DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 77951661802     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410903103593     Document Type: Article

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