Developmental Trajectories of Girls’ and Boys’ Delinquency and Associated Problems

Pepler, Debra; Jiang, Depeng; Craig, Wendy; Connolly, Jennifer

doi:10.1007/s10802-010-9389-y

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“…Delinquent behavior increased with age; however, the increase was less steep for older youth. As mentioned earlier, there is a trajectory of delinquent behavior that peaks in late adolescence and then begins to decline in early adulthood (Maldonado-Molina et al, 2009;Pepler et al, 2010). Given that the occurrence of delinquent behavior in this study was beginning to occur less often among older youth, perhaps, a similar pattern would have been evidenced if the youth had been followed into adulthood.…”

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“…This could be due to a number of factors. Studies that have investigated trajectories of delinquent and antisocial behavior have identified a group of youth for whom delinquency peaks and then begins to decline (Fergusson & Horwood, 2002;Moffitt, 1993;Pepler, Jiang, Craig, & Connolly, 2010). It is possible that the decrease in delinquency seen in our study reflects youth who fit this pattern.…”

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confidence: 77%

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Violent and Nonviolent Delinquent Behavior Among Caucasian and Hispanic Youth in Mental Health Systems-of-Care Programs

Azur

Garraza

Goldweber

2010

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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The prevention and reduction of violent and nonviolent delinquent behavior is a public health priority. In recent years, attention has turned to ethnic disparities in delinquent behavior in efforts to target programs to youth at greatest risk. This study uses longitudinal data from a national evaluation of a federally funded children's mental health systems-of-care program to examine self-reported delinquent and violent behavior among Caucasian and Hispanic youth who entered mental health services between 1997 and 2006. The results from hierarchical logistic regressions indicate that delinquent, but not violent behavior, decreased over time. There were no significant ethnic differences between these youth in either delinquent or violent behavior. Sociodemographic, clinical, and school characteristics were associated with delinquency and offer suggestions on where to intervene. Given that mental health problems and delinquent behavior frequently co-occur, juvenile justice and mental health agencies would benefit from close partnerships to help youth address these problems.

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Violent and Nonviolent Delinquent Behavior Among Caucasian and Hispanic Youth in Mental Health Systems-of-Care Programs

Azur

Garraza

Goldweber

2010

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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“…Alternatively, the differences in findings may relate to methodological differences across studies. One difference pertains to how risk behavior has been measured across studies, such that different scales have been used and varying domains of risk behavior have been assessed (Gutman & Eccles, 2007; Measelle et al, 2006; Pepler et al, 2010). For example, in contrast to Gutman, Eccles, Pepler, and colleagues, the risk behavior scale used in the current study and the study by Measelle and colleagues included substance use in addition to delinquent and antisocial behavior.…”

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Mexican-origin youth’s risk behavior from adolescence to young adulthood: The role of familism values.

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Zeiders²,

Updegraff³

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Developmental Psychology

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Engagement in risk behavior has implications for individuals' academic achievement, health, and well-being, yet there is a paucity of developmental research on the role of culturally-relevant strengths in individual and family differences in risk behavior involvement among ethnic minority youth. In this study, we used a longitudinal cohort-sequential design to chart intraindividual trajectories of risk behavior and test variation by gender and familism values in 492 youth from 12 to 22 years of age. Participants were older and younger siblings from 246 Mexican-origin families who reported on their risk behaviors in interviews spaced over eight years. Multilevel cohort-sequential growth models revealed that youth reported an increase in risk behavior from 12 to 18 years of age, and then a decline to age 22. Male youth reported greater overall levels and a steeper increase in risk behavior from ages 12 to 18, compared to female youth. For familism values, on occasions when youth reported higher levels, they also reported lower levels of risk behavior (i.e., within-person effect). For sibling dyads characterized by higher average levels of familism values, youth reported lower average levels of risk behavior (i.e., between-family effect). Findings provide unique insights into risk behavior from adolescence to young adulthood among Mexican-origin youth.

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“…First, we examine whether the composition of adolescent social networks-and in particular, the extent to which members of these networks engage in greater frequency/quantity of substance use-is associated with individual-level substance use in sexual minority youths. Based on previous research (Hatzenbuehler et al, 2012;Ueno, 2005), we hypothesized that sexual minority adolescents' social isolation and rejection from central social networks places them in marginalized or "deviant" peer networks in which substance use is common and more acceptable (Fergusson et al, 2002;Moffi tt, 1993;Monahan et al, 2009;Pepler et al, 2010).…”

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Social Networks and Sexual Orientation Disparities in Tobacco and Alcohol Use

Hatzenbuehler

McLaughlin

Xuan

2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether the composition of social networks contributes to sexual orientation disparities in substance use and misuse. Method: Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a nationally representative cohort study of adolescents (N = 20,745). Wave 1 collected extensive information about the social networks of participants through peer nomination inventories. Results: Same-and both-sex-attracted youths had higher frequency/quantity of tobacco use in their peer networks than did opposite-sex-attracted youths, and both-sex-attracted youths had higher frequency/quantity of alcohol use and misuse in their peer networks than opposite-sex-attracted youths. Among same-and both-sex-attracted youths, greater frequency/quantity of tobacco use in one's social network predicted greater use of cigarettes. In addition, greater frequency/quantity of peers' drinking and drinking to intoxication predicted more alcohol use and alcohol misuse in the both-sex-attracted group. These social network factors mediated sexual orientation-related disparities in tobacco use for both-and same-sex-attracted youths. Moreover, sexual orientation disparities in alcohol misuse were mediated by social network characteristics for the same-sex and both-sex-attracted youths. Importantly, sexual minority adolescents were no more likely to have other sexual minorities in their social networks than were sexual majority youths, ruling out an alternative explanation for our results. Conclusions: These fi ndings highlight the importance of social networks as correlates of substance use behaviors among sexual minority youths and as potential pathways explaining sexual orientation disparities in substance use outcomes. (J.

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Developmental Trajectories of Girls’ and Boys’ Delinquency and Associated Problems

Cited by 31 publications

References 32 publications

Violent and Nonviolent Delinquent Behavior Among Caucasian and Hispanic Youth in Mental Health Systems-of-Care Programs

Violent and Nonviolent Delinquent Behavior Among Caucasian and Hispanic Youth in Mental Health Systems-of-Care Programs

Mexican-origin youth’s risk behavior from adolescence to young adulthood: The role of familism values.

Social Networks and Sexual Orientation Disparities in Tobacco and Alcohol Use

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