Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 380-391 , November 2004

It's not what you say, it's how many different ways you can say it: Links between divergent peer resistance skills and delinquency a year later

  • A.Jordan Wright, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Children and Families, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (A.J.W., J.B.-G.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: A. Jordan Wright, 525 West 120th Street, Box 39, New York City, NY, 10027, USA.
    • ,
  • Tracy R. Nichols, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Prevention Research, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA (T.R.N., G.J.B.)
    • ,
  • Julia A. Graber, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (J.A.G.)
    • ,
  • Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Children and Families, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (A.J.W., J.B.-G.)
    • ,
  • Gilbert J. Botvin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Prevention Research, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA (T.R.N., G.J.B.)

,Accepted 31 December 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00098-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.12.008

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 380-391 , November 2004

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