Understanding Girls' Problem Behavior How Girls' Delinquency Develops in the Context of Maturity and Health, Co-occurring Problems, and Relationships

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 developmentsociety and neighborhood, as well as family and peer contexts

Margaret Kerr is Professor of Psychology at rebro University, Sweden. Hkan Stattin is Professor of Psychology at Uppsala and rebro Universities, Sweden. Rutger C.M.E. Engels is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Geertjan Overbeek is Associate Professor at the Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Anna-Karin Andershed is Assistant Professor of Psychology at rebro University, Sweden.