A longitudinal examination of serious adolescent offenders' perceptions of chances for success and engagement in behaviors accomplishing goals

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-249

  Iselin, A M R ^a   Mulvey, Edward P ^b   Loughran, Thomas A ^c   Chung, He Len ^d   Schubert, Carol A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence and young adulthood; Antisocial behaviors; Aspirations and expectations; Behavioral goals

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84858391396     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9561-z     Document Type: Article

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