Rumble: Prevalence and correlates of group fighting among adolescents in the United States

Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 214-229

  DeLisi, Matt ^a   Vaughn, Michael G ^b   Salas Wright, Christopher P ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Criminal careers; Externalizing disorders; Fighting; Group violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955392305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2076328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/bs5020214     Document Type: Article

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