Adolescent Criminal Behavior, Population Heterogeneity, and Cumulative Disadvantage: Untangling the Relationship Between Adolescent Delinquency and Negative Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood

Makarios, Matthew D.; Cullen, Francis T.

doi:10.1177/0011128715572094

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“…We shed light on what happens to these students by examining postsecondary enrollment among matched samples of high‐school graduates who had and had not been arrested during high school. Like the few past studies of this topic (Kirk and Sampson, ; Makarios, Cullen, and Piquero, ), we found that being arrested during high school greatly reduced the odds of enrolling in a 4‐year college. This enrollment gap was visible within 9 months of high‐school graduation.…”

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The Implications of Arrest for College Enrollment: An Analysis of Long‐term Effects and Mediating Mechanisms*

2016

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This study draws on labeling theory and education research on the steps to college enrollment to examine 1) whether and for how long arrest reduces the likelihood that high‐school graduates will enroll in postsecondary education and 2) whether any observed relationships are mediated by key steps in the college enrollment process. With 17 years of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) and propensity score matching, we derived matched samples of arrested and nonarrested but equivalent youth (N = 1,761) and conducted logistic regression and survival analyses among the matched samples to examine the short‐ and long‐term postsecondary consequences of arrest. The results revealed that arrest reduced the odds of 4‐year college enrollment directly after high school, as well as that high‐school grade point average and advanced coursework accounted for 58 percent of this relationship. The results also revealed that arrest had an enduring impact on 4‐year college attendance that extended into and beyond emerging adulthood. Two‐year college prospects were largely unaffected by arrest. These findings imply that being arrested during high school represents a negative turning point in youths’ educational trajectory that is, in part, a result of having a less competitive college application. Implications are discussed.

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The Implications of Arrest for College Enrollment: An Analysis of Long‐term Effects and Mediating Mechanisms*

2016

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“…A substantial amount of research links both adolescent delinquency (Bernburg & Krohn, ; Lanctôt, Cernkovich, & Giordano, ; Makarios, Cullen, & Piquero, ) and violent behavior (Kim, ; Tanner, Davies, & O'Grady, ; Wilczak, ) to adverse outcomes in adult life. Specific acts of delinquency may differ in their associations with future life outcomes.…”

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“…Research has suggested that individual differences in cognitive abilities influence the outcomes of adolescent delinquency (Makarios et al, ). Cognitive abilities are also one of the most consistent predictors of adult life success in employment and education, even after taking adolescent delinquency into account (Tanner et al, ).…”

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“…A number of studies have linked adolescent delinquency to negative outcomes in adult life (e.g., Bernburg & Krohn, ; Lanctôt et al, ; Makarios et al, ). Two diverging theoretical accounts have been proposed for understanding this relationship, even though studies testing the explanations in relation to violent delinquency, in particular, are scarce (for an exception, see Kim, ).…”

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Adolescent boys’ physical fighting and adult life outcomes: Examining the interplay with intelligence

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2019

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Although it is well known that adolescent delinquent behavior is related to poor outcomes in adulthood, longitudinal research on specific acts of delinquency and their interplay with important individual characteristics in predicting future outcomes is scarce. We aimed to examine how physical fighting-one of the most common acts of violent delinquency among adolescent boys-is related to adult life success in several domains, and how intelligence influences these associations. The study used data from 1,083 boys that participated in the population-based longitudinal Young in Norway Study, following adolescents from 1992 to 2015, by combining self-reports at four time points with comprehensive information from registers. Results showed that adolescent boys' physical fighting was associated with poor adult outcomes in the domains of employment, education, and criminal behavior. Associations remained significant even after controlling for conduct problems in general-which isolated the effects of fighting from other delinquent acts-as well as from a variety of other potential confounders. Detailed analyses on the interplay of physical fighting and intelligence showed that some parts of the associations between adolescent boys' fighting and several adverse adult outcomes could be ascribed to lower intelligence among the fighters. Moreover, intelligence moderated the relationship between physical fighting and adult education. Adolescent fighting was not related to educational attainment among boys with high intelligence, whereas boys with lower intelligence experienced detrimental effects of adolescent fighting. The analyses show the importance of considering adolescent boys' physical fighting as a potential risk factor for future social marginalization.

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“…Participants in our cohort study were followed across seven waves of data collection between 2009 and 2014, as they emerged into adulthood from ages 18–19 to 21–22. This period of emerging adulthood is often associated with high levels of experimentation both in terms of drug use and sex (Arnett, 2005; Makarios, Cullen, & Piquero, 2015; Quinn & Harden, 2013; Steinberg, 2008; Stone, Becker, Huber, & Catalano, 2012; White et al, 2006), which may set the bases for lifelong behavioral patterns (Chassin, Flora, & King, 2004; Wagner & Anthony, 2002). …”

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Latent Growth Curve Modeling of Non-Injection Drug Use and Condomless Sexual Behavior from Ages 18 to 21 in Gay, Bisexual, and Other YMSM: The P18 Cohort Study

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Substance Use & Misuse

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Background HIV/AIDS continues to be a health disparity faced by sexual minority men, and is exacerbated by non-injection drug use. Objectives We sought to delineate growth in non-injection drug use and condomless sex in a sample of racially and economically diverse of gay, bisexual, and other young men who have sex with men (YMSM) as they emerged into adulthood between the ages of 18 and 21 and who came of age in the post-HAART era. Methods Behavioral data on drug use and condomless sex, collected via a calendar based technique over 7 waves of a cohort study of 600 YMSM, were analyzed using latent growth curve modeling to document patterns of growth in these behaviors, their associations, and the extent to which patterns and associations are moderated by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Results Significant growth was noted in the frequencies of condomless oral and anal intercourse, alcohol to intoxication, marijuana use, and inhalant nitrate use. High levels of association were noted between all behaviors across time but associations did not differ by either race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status. The link between drug use and risky sexual behavior continue to be evident in YMSM with significant increases in these behaviors demonstrated as YMSM transition between adolescence and young adulthood. Conclusions/Importance Healthcare for a new generation of sexual minority males must address the synergy of these behaviors and also nest HIV prevention and care within a larger context of sexual minority health that acknowledges the advances made in the last three decades.

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Adolescent Criminal Behavior, Population Heterogeneity, and Cumulative Disadvantage: Untangling the Relationship Between Adolescent Delinquency and Negative Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood

Cited by 29 publications

References 43 publications

The Implications of Arrest for College Enrollment: An Analysis of Long‐term Effects and Mediating Mechanisms*

The Implications of Arrest for College Enrollment: An Analysis of Long‐term Effects and Mediating Mechanisms*

Adolescent boys’ physical fighting and adult life outcomes: Examining the interplay with intelligence

Latent Growth Curve Modeling of Non-Injection Drug Use and Condomless Sexual Behavior from Ages 18 to 21 in Gay, Bisexual, and Other YMSM: The P18 Cohort Study

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