Understanding Conduct Problems in Adolescence from a Lifespan Perspective

Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 470-493

  Capaldi, Deborah M ^a   Shortt, Joann Wu ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child temperament; Conduct problems; Delinquent peer association; Individual environment interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889442459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470756607.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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