Citation

Parks MJ, Solomon RJ, Solomon S, Rowland BC, Hemphill SA, Patton GC, Toumbourou JW. J. Res. Adolesc. 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Deakin University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12455

PMID

30260070

Abstract

There is a dearth of research on delinquency, school context, and risk factors across developed and developing nations. Using representative samples and matched surveys, we examined delinquency among cohorts in Mumbai, India (N = 3,717); Victoria, Australia (N = 1,842); and Washington State (WA), United States (N = 1,828). We used multivariate Poisson hierarchical linear modeling. Risk factor and delinquency levels varied across sites. Delinquency clustered within certain schools, particularly in Mumbai. Community disorganization exhibited an association with delinquency as a school-level context effect in Mumbai and Victoria. Peer delinquency, sensation seeking, and poor family management exhibited cross-nationally consistent associations with delinquency. Programs that target schools, the clustering of problem behaviors, and cross-nationally consistent risk factors should be considered internationally.

© 2018 Society for Research on Adolescence.

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