Rutger C. M. E. Engels | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Understanding Girls' Problem Behavior presents an overview of recent studies by leading researchers into key aspects of the development of problem behavior in girls.



Integrates interdisciplinary research into girls’ problem behaviors (e.g. aggression, antisocial behavior, rule breaking)
Unique in seeking to understand girls' problem behaviors in their own right
Follows the maturing girl from adolescence to adulthood, concluding at the point where she herself becomes a parent and forms new relationships
Gives attention to the critical contexts of problem behavior development—society and neighborhood, as well as family and peer contexts