The relation between adolescent social competence and young adult delinquency and educational attainment among at-risk youth: The mediating role of peer delinquency

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 457-465

  Stepp, Stephanie D ^a   Pardini, Dustin A ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^a   Morris, Nancy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; Mediation; Peer delinquency; Resilience; Social competence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 80051994869     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600803     Document Type: Review

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