Can at-risk young adolescents be popular and anti-social? Sociometric status groups, anti-social behaviour, gender and ethnic background

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 583-592

  van de Schoot, Rens ^a   van der Velden, Floor ^a   Boom, Jan ^a   Brugman, Daniël ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti social behaviour; Ethnic background; Gender; Peer group; Sociometric status; Young adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77956179367     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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