The age of reason: An examination of psychosocial factors involved in delinquent behaviour

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-88

  Newton, Nicola C ^a   Bussey, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GUILT; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PEER PRESSURE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 84856179873     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: 20448333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.2010.02004.x     Document Type: Article

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