Shared and unique predictors of antisocial and substance use behavior among a nationally representative sample of South African youth

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 629-636

  Waller, Rebecca ^a   Gardner, Frances ^b   Cluver, Lucie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Child abuse; Community violence; Substance use behavior; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE USE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84922353042     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2014.09.002     Document Type: Review

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