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Hello.May I translate "authority conflict" as "conflict between sources of power"?

Terryxpress · Accepted Answer

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Soheil1 · Answer

"The data best fit three pathways: (1) anOvert Pathway, progressing from minor aggression to physical fighting and then to violence; (2) a Covert Pathway before age 15, from minor covert behaviors to property damage (fire setting or vandalism), and then to moderate to serious forms of delinquency; and (3) an Authority Conflict Pathway before age 12, ..."from http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=2&page=558&journalID=21

Terryxpress · Answer

It's
Conflict with Authority
where 'authority' refers to any person or institution attempting to exert (most often rightfully so) power or control over him
or
Conflict with Authority Figures

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