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Antisocial Phenomenon in Adolescence: What is Literature Telling Us?

NCJ Number
246310
Journal
Aggression and Violent Behavior Volume: 18 Issue: 4 Dated: July-August 2013 Pages: 436-443
Author(s)
Alice M. Morgado; Maria da Luz Vale-Dias
Date Published
2013
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Our paper offers a reflection on the state of the art of antisocial behaviors in adolescence, seeking to review and synthesize relevant conclusions from developmental investigation on this subject.
Abstract
Our paper offers a reflection on the state of the art of antisocial behaviors in adolescence, seeking to review and synthesize relevant conclusions from developmental investigation on this subject. We begin by identifying the peculiarities of the antisocial phenomenon in adolescence, with particular focus on social and family aspects that may influence social behaviors at this stage, as well as on individual variables that undergo considerable development in adolescence and may play an important role in risk behaviors, such as psychosocial competence, personality, self-concept, and intelligence. The general conclusion points out questions that remain unanswered. Therefore, work seeking to address some of those questions is presented.

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