Sex differences in antisocial behaviour conduct disorder, delinquency, and violence in the Dunedin longitudinal study
Why are females rarely antisocial and males antisocial so often? This key question is addressed in a fresh approach to sex differences in the causes, course and consequences of antisocial behaviour. The book presents findings from a landmark investigation of 1,000 males and females studied from ages...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
c2001.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797961706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study; CHAPTER THREE Sex differences in the amount of antisocial behaviour: dimensional measures; CHAPTER FOUR Sex differences in the prevalence of antisocial behaviour: categorical diagnostic measures; CHAPTER FIVE Sex differences in physical violence and sex similarities in partner abuse; CHAPTER SIX Sex and the developmental stability of antisocial behaviour
- CHAPTER TWELVE Do girls who develop antisocial behaviour surmount a higher threshold of risk than their male counterparts?; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sex differences in the effects of antisocial behaviour on young adult outcomes; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Sex, antisocial behaviour, and mating: mate selection and early childbearing; CHAPTER FIFTEEN Evaluating the recommendation to relax the criteria for diagnosing conduct disorder in girls; CHAPTER SIXTEEN Life-course persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial behaviour among males and females; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Priorities for a research agenda; References; Index
