Poor school bonding and delinquency over time: Bidirectional effects and sex differences

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Freidenfelt Liljeberg, Jenny ^a,b   Eklund, Jenny M ^a   Fritz, Marie Väfors ^a,c   af Klinteberg, Britt ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Delinquency; School attachment; School bonding; School commitment; Sex differences; Teacher attachment; Teacher defiance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DELINQUENCY; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHER; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78651337590     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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