Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Negative Self-Feelings on Adult Deviance: Moderated by Neighborhood Disadvantage, Mediated by Expectations

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 348-368

  Pals, Heili ^a   Kaplan, Howard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectations of future; General deviance; Negative self feelings; Neighborhood disadvantage; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880847155     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-012-9178-y     Document Type: Article

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