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Sex differences in antisocial behaviour : conduct disorder, delinquency, and violence in the Dunedin longitudinal study /

"Why are females antisocial so seldom 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 all-new findings from a landmark investigation of 1,000 males and females...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Caspi, Avshalom (Autor), Rutter, Michael, 1933- (Autor), Silva, Phil A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Moffitt, Terrie E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2001.
Colección:Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study
  • Sex differences in the amount of antisocial behaviour: dimensional measures
  • Sex differences in the prevalence of antisocial behaviour: categorical diagnostic measures
  • Sex differences in physical violence and sex similarities in partner abuse
  • Sex and the developmental stability of antisocial behaviour
  • Sex and the age of onset of delinquency and conduct disorder
  • Sex effects in risk predictors for antisocial behaviour: are males more vulnerable than females to risk factors for antisocial behaviour?
  • Sex effects in risk predictors for antisocial behaviour: are males exposed to more risk factors for antisocial behaviour?
  • Can sex differences in personality traits help to explain sex differences in antisocial behaviour?
  • Sex and comorbidity: are there sex differences in the co-occurrence of conduct disorder and other disorders?
  • Do girls who develop antisocial behaviour surmount a higher threshold of risk than their male counterparts?
  • Sex differences in the effects of antisocial behaviour on young adult outcomes
  • Sex, antisocial behaviour, and mating: mate selection and early childbearing
  • Evaluating the recommendation to relax the criteria for diagnosing conduct disorder in girls
  • Life-course persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial behaviour among males and females
  • Priorities for a research agenda.