Citation

Brendgen MR, Vitaro F, Bukowski WM. Soc. Dev. 2000; 9(2): 205-225.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

The effects of stability versus change in adolescents' affiliation with delinquent or nondelinquent friends over a two-year period (T1-T2) on delinquent behavior one year later (T3) were examined. In addition, T1 predictors of stability and change in the affiliation with delinquent or nondelinquent friends from T1 to T2 were assessed. Participants were 152 adolescents (77 girls, mean age 12.1 years at T1). Friends' delinquent behavior was assessed through friends' self-reports. The T1 predictor variables included adolescents' own delinquent behavior, attitude toward delinquent behavior, and parental monitoring. Adolescents' friendship affiliations at T2, but not at T1, predicted delinquent behavior at T3, suggesting a recency effect of friendship affiliation. Attitude toward delinquent behavior at T1 was the main predictor of stability versus change in adolescents' affiliation with delinquent or nondelinquent friends from T1 to T2. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Social Development, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by Blackwell Publishers)

Peer Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Offender
Delinquency Causes
Delinquency Risk Factors
Peer Risk Factors
Peer Relations
Peer Influence
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