The mediational effect of affect regulation on the relationship between attachment and internalizing/externalizing behaviors in adolescent males who have sexually offended

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1599-1607

  Zaremba, Laura Allison ^a   Keiley, Margaret K ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Affect regulation; Attachment; Internalizing externalizing; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960467323     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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