Sex and age differences in the risk threshold for delinquency

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 641-652

  Wong, Thessa M L ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^b   Slotboom, Anne Marie ^a   Bijleveld, Catrien C J H ^a   Hipwell, Alison E ^b   Stepp, Stephanie D ^b   Koot, Hans M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

Area under the curve; Risk and promotive factors; Self reported delinquency; Sex differences; Threshold hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84877921729     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9695-7     Document Type: Article

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