Psychopathic personality traits and delinquent and risky sexual behaviors in croatian sample of non-referred boys and girls

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 379-391

  Ručević, Silvija ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Community sample; Delinquent; Psychopathy; Sexual behavior; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 77957568870     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-009-9196-6     Document Type: Article

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