The relation between abuse and violent delinquency: The conversion of shame to blame in juvenile offenders

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 459-467

  Gold, Jason ^a   Sullivan, Margaret Wolan ^a   Lewis, Michael ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attributions; Child abuse; Emotions; Juvenile delinquency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLAMING OTHER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRIME; DETENTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHAME; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PRISONERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCAPEGOATING; SHAME; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051811191     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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