What Is So Special About Male Adolescent Sexual Offending? A Review and Test of Explanations Through Meta-Analysis

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 526-575

  Seto, Michael C ^a   Lalumière, Martin L ^b  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual offending; Atypical sexual interests; General delinquency; Meta analysis; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COGNITION; CRIMINALS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77954192042     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019700     Document Type: Article

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