Aggression, psychopathology, and delinquency: Influences of gender and maturation – where did all the good girls go?

Gender Differences at Puberty

Volumn 9780521807043, Issue , 2003, Pages 93-110

  Hawkins, Stephanie R ^a   Miller, Samantha Pia ^b   Steiner, Hans ^b  

^a Research Clinical Psychologist   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84927033886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511489716.007     Document Type: Chapter

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