The impact of adolescent risk behavior on partner relationships

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2016, Pages 6-21

  Thornberry, Terence P ^a   Krohn, Marvin D ^b   Augustyn, Megan Bears ^c   Buchanan, Molly ^b   Greenman, Sarah J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent antisocial behavior; Life course criminology; Partner relationships; Precocious transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85037823583     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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