Sexual Orientation and Involvement in Nonviolent and Violent Delinquent Behaviors: Findings From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1759-1769

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a,b   Connolly, Eric J ^c   Schwartz, Joseph A ^d   Boutwell, Brian B ^e   Barnes, J C ^f   Nedelec, Joseph L ^f  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; Antisocial behavior; Delinquency; Sexual orientation; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; DELINQUENCY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84964078462     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0717-3     Document Type: Article

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