Links between friends' physical aggression and adolescents' physical aggression: What happens if gene-environment correlations are controlled?

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 234-242

  Vitaro, Frank ^a   Brendgen, Mara ^b   Girard, Alain ^a   Dionne, Ginette ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^a,d   Boivin, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d Royal College of Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

aggressive behavior; antisocial behavior; longitudinal study; pre adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FAMILY STUDY; FRIEND; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; QUEBEC; TEACHER;

EID: 84966290772     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025415618277     Document Type: Article

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