Fearlessness in juvenile offenders is associated with offending rate

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-90

  Syngelaki, Eva M ^a   Fairchild, Graeme ^b   Moore, Simon C ^c   Savage, Justin C ^a   Van Goozen, Stephanie H M ^a,d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEAR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CRIMINALS; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEAR; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; WALES;

EID: 84871620120     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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