TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Parent and peer attachment in minority males at high risk for delinquency
JO  - Clinical social work journal
A1  - Wampler, Richard
A1  - Downs, Adam
SP  - 107
EP  - 119
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
N2  - Juvenile delinquency and high risk behaviors have been linked to disturbances in attachment. The present study examined parent and peer attachment in 67 African American males and 97 Latinos (ages 12-17, M = 14.7 ± 1.3) attending an alternative school. The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment was used to identify 3 attachment style groups: "Isolated," "Disconnected," and "Connected." Controlling for age, attachment group membership predicted differences in delinquent behaviors, as did ethnicity. Further, on the Youth Self-Report of the Child Behavior Checklist, attachment group membership predicted differences in both the Internalizing and Externalizing Scales. Implications for interventions with each identified attachment group are discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 0091-1674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10615-009-0239-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -