TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Different slopes for different folks: genetic influences on growth in delinquent peer association and delinquency during adolescence
JO  - Journal of youth and adolescence
A1  - Connolly, Eric J.
A1  - Schwartz, Joseph A.
A1  - Nedelec, Joseph L.
A1  - Beaver, Kevin M.
A1  - Barnes, J. C.
SP  - 1413
EP  - 1427
VL  - 44
IS  - 7
N2  - An extensive line of research has identified delinquent peer association as a salient environmental risk factor for delinquency, especially during adolescence. While previous research has found moderate-to-strong associations between exposure to delinquent peers and a variety of delinquent behaviors, comparatively less scholarship has focused on the genetic architecture of this association over the course of adolescence. Using a subsample of kinship pairs (N = 2379; 52 % female) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Child and Young Adult Supplement (CNLSY), the present study examined the extent to which correlated individual differences in starting levels and developmental growth in delinquent peer pressure and self-reported delinquency were explained by additive genetic and environmental influences. <br><br>RESULTS from a series of biometric growth models revealed that 37 % of the variance in correlated growth between delinquent peer pressure and self-reported delinquency was explained by additive genetic effects, while nonshared environmental effects accounted for the remaining 63 % of the variance. Implications of these findings for interpreting the nexus between peer effects and adolescent delinquency are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0299-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -