TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Exposure to peer delinquency as a mediator between self-report pubertal timing and delinquency: A longitudinal study of mediation
JO  - Development and psychopathology
A1  - Negriff, Sonya
A1  - Ji, Juye
A1  - Trickett, Penelope K.
SP  - 293
EP  - 304
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined exposure to peer delinquency as a mediator between pubertal timing and self-reported delinquency longitudinally and whether this mediational model was moderated by either gender or maltreatment experience. Data were obtained from Time 1, 2, and 3 of a longitudinal study of maltreatment and development. At Time 1 the sample comprised 454 children aged 9-13 years. Analyses via structural equation modeling supported full mediation. Gender did not moderate this mediational relationship, but maltreatment experience did. The results show that early maturing males and females are both at risk for being exposed to peers that may draw them into delinquent behavior. In addition, the mechanism linking early pubertal timing to delinquency differs depending on maltreatment experience.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0954-5794
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579410000805
ID  - ref1
ER  -