Partner similarity for self-reported antisocial behaviour among married, cohabiting and dating couples: The Generation R Study

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-349

  Zwirs, Barbara ^a   Verhulst, Frank ^b   Jaddoe, Vincent ^c   Hofman, Albert ^c   Mackenbach, Johan ^c   Tiemeier, Henning ^b,c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

criminal behaviour; criminal careers; delinquency; ethnic background; socio economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860802301     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2010.493888     Document Type: Article

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