Testing the Stability of Self-Control: Identifying Unique Developmental Patterns and Associated Risk Factors

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 588-607

  Ray, James V ^a   Jones, Shayne ^b   Loughran, Thomas A ^c   Jennings, Wesley G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

rank order; risk factors; self control; semiparametric group based modeling; stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877152580     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812464222     Document Type: Article

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