Physical Dating Aggression in adolescence: Cultural and gender invariance

European Psychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 278-287

  Nocentini, Annalaura ^a   Menesini, Ersilia ^a   Pastorelli, Concetta ^b   Connolly, Jennifer ^c   Pepler, Debra ^c   Craig, Wendy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cultural invariance; Gender invariance; Measurement; Physical Dating Aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455172641     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000045     Document Type: Review

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