
@article{ref1,
title="Optimistic bias among potential perpetrators and victims of youth violence",
journal="Adolescence",
year="2005",
author="Chapin, John and de las Alas, Stacy and Coleman, Geoffrey",
volume="40",
number="160",
pages="749-760",
abstract="This study furthers the current understanding of optimistic bias regarding youth violence among high school students. Results from a survey of 387 urban high school students indicate a wide range of predictors of optimistic bias, including experience, demographics, and attitudes. Linkages to other developmental frameworks (personal fable and self-efficacy) suggest future directions for additional research.",
language="",
issn="0001-8449",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}