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Citation

Fite P, Preddy T, Vitulano M, Elkins S, Grassetti S, Wimsatt A. J. Community Psychol. 2012; 40(6): 747-761.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jcop.21495

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The current study evaluated the effects of contextual risk factors (i.e., negative life events and neighborhood problems) and perceived best friend delinquency on child self-reported delinquency. More specifically, the present study extended the literature by evaluating whether best friend delinquency moderated the effects of contextual risk factors on self-reported delinquency in a community-recruited sample of 147 school-aged children (mean age = 8.22 years, standard deviation = 1.99; 54% male). Indeed, perceived best friend delinquency moderated these associations; however, the effect of best friend delinquency depended on the contextual risk factor.

FINDINGS and their implications are discussed.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice, Juvenile delinquency


Language: en

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