The mediating role of moral disengagement in the developmental course from peer rejection in adolescence to crime in early adulthood

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Fontaine, Reid Griffith ^a   Fida, Roberta ^b   Paciello, Marinella ^c   Tisak, Marie S ^d   Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SECTION OF MATHEMATICS   (Italy)

^d BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; antisocial; crime; delinquency; development; juvenile justice; moral disengagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890063538     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2012.719622     Document Type: Article

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