UNRAVELING GIRLS DELINQUENCY - BIOLOGICAL, DISPOSITIONAL, AND CONTEXTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ADOLESCENT MISBEHAVIOR

被引:304
作者
CASPI, A [1 ]
LYNAM, D [1 ]
MOFFITT, TE [1 ]
SILVA, PA [1 ]
机构
[1] DUNEDIN MULTIDISCIPLINARY HLTH & DEV RES UNIT, DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
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10.1037/0012-1649.29.1.19
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B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
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040202 ;
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We examined processes linking biological and behavioral changes in different contexts during adolescence by studying an unselected cohort of New Zealand girls from childhood through adolescence when they entered either mixed-sex or all-girl secondary schools. The impact of menarcheal timing on female delinquency was moderated by the sex composition of schools; early-maturing girls in mixed-sex settings were at greatest risk for delinquency. Individual differences in delinquency were also significantly more stable among girls in mixed-sex schools than among those in all-girl schools. These contextual variations are interpreted in terms of the differential distribution of reinforcements and opportunities for delinquency.
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