Developmental precursors of Moral Disengagement and the role of Moral Disengagement in the development of antisocial behavior

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-209

  Hyde, Luke W ^a   Shaw, Daniel S ^a   Moilanen, Kristin L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antisocial behavior; Conduct disorder; Developmental psychopathology; Moral disengagement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPATHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOPATHY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; PARENTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 77951888215     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9358-5     Document Type: Article

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