Resiliency to victimization: The role of genetic factors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 874-898

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   Mancini, Christina ^b   DeLisi, Matt ^c   Vaughn, Michael G ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community violence; violence exposure; youth violence

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CRIME VICTIMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952268999     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510365860     Document Type: Article

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