Violence exposure mediates the relation between callous-unemotional traits and offending patterns in adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1237-1247

  Howard, Aisha L ^a   Kimonis, Eva R ^a,d   Muñoz, Luna C ^b   Frick, Paul J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Callous unemotional traits; Delinquency; Exposure to violence; Juvenile offenders; Property crime; Substance abuse; Victimization; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CRIME; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; EMOTIONS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84867882539     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9647-2     Document Type: Article

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