The latent structure of life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: Is moffitt's developmental taxonomy a true taxonomy?

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-105

  Walters, Glenn D ^a  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79851504379     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021519     Document Type: Article

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