Effects of parental monitoring and exposure to community violence on antisocial behavior and anxiety/depression among adolescents

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-292

  Bacchini, Dario ^a   Miranda, Maria Concetta ^a   Affuso, Gaetana ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

adolescence; exposure to community violence; maladaptive behaviors; parental monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951706429     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510362879     Document Type: Article

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