RT Article
T1 Delinquency Risk as a Function of Number of Early Onset Problem Behaviors
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 45
IS 4
SP 436
OP 448
A1 Mason, Alex W.
A2 Windle, Michael
LA English
YR 2001
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639639489
AB This study examined delinquency risk as a function of number of early onset problem behaviors retrospectively self-reported by a sample of middle-adolescent boys and girls. Number of early first experiences of problem behaviors was linearly associated with increased frequency of delinquency among the predominantly White and middle-class high school students. In addition, number of early onset behaviors explained a small, but significant, amount of variance in self-reported frequency of delinquency over and above that explained by prior delinquency and additional psychosocial variables (e.g., peer deviance, family support). Finally, results demonstrated that the magnitude of risk for incarceration during adolescence increased in proportion to the number of early first experiences of problem behaviors. These findings are interpreted in light of the extant literature, and implications for the development of preventive interventions are discussed
K1 USA
K1 Jugendliche
K1 Verbrechensvorhersage