Self-serving cognitive distortions and antisocial behavior among adults and adolescents

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-301

  Wallinius, Märta ^a   Johansson, Peter ^b   Lardén, Martin ^c   Dernevik, Mats ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

antisocial behavior; criminal attitudes; dynamic risk assessment; HIT; self serving cognitive distortions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551606592     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810396139     Document Type: Article

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