Keeping delinquency at bay: The role of the school context for impulsive and sensation-seeking adolescents

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 682-701

  Eklund, Jenny M ^a   Fritzell, Johan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contextual effects; delinquency; gender differences; impulsivity and sensation seeking; school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911970420     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370813512584     Document Type: Article

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