Gender Differences in Delinquency in Early, Middle, and Late Adolescence

An Exploration of Parent and Friend Relationships

Bibliographic Data

ID2152602
AuthorsMeredith G F Worthen (0000-0001-6765-5149, University of Oklahoma, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume33
Issue4
Pages282-307
Publication date2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2011.573421
OpenAlexW1982388505
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited82

Researchers often examine juvenile delinquency without considering the developmental differences between early, middle, and late adolescence. Much research suggests that relationships with parents and friends differ throughout adolescence; however, no research to date has explored how gender differences in friend and parent relationships throughout the stages of adolescence may affect delinquent involvement. In the current project, I utilize a large sample of adolescents to explore the ways friend and parental relationships differ among young men and women throughout adolescence and how these changing relationships affect gender differences in delinquency. I find that both friend relationships and parent–child bonding affect delinquency and that these relationships differ by both gender and stage of adolescence

Criminology · Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Juvenile delinquency · Young adult · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Psychology

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