Antisocial behaviour across the life course: An examination of the effects of early onset desistence and early onset persistent antisocial behaviour in adulthood

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-55

  Mcgee, Tara Renae ^a   Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R ^b   Bor, William ^c   Cerruto, Michael ^a   Dean, Angela ^b   Alati, Rosa ^b   Mills, Ryan ^b,d   Williams, Gail M ^b   O'Callaghan, Michael ^b   Najman, Jake M ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Logan Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Antisocial behaviour; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952398138     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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