Genetic And Environmental Influences On Levels Of Self-Control And Delinquent Peer Affiliation: Results From A Longitudinal Sample Of Adolescent Twins  

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Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 36 no. 1 (Jan. 2010), page 41-60.
Topik: Add Health; delinquent peers; genetics; self-control; twins
Fulltext: 41.pdf (137.81KB)

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Despite the fact that low self-control and exposure to delinquent peers are two of the most robust and consistent predictors of crime, delinquency, and antisocial behavior, much remains unknown about what causes self-control to develop and what causes youths to befriend antisocial peers. This study estimated the relative effects of environmental and genetic factors on levels of self-control and contact with delinquent peers in a sample of twins from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). DeFries-Fulker analysis of the Add Health data revealed that both self-control and contact with drug-using friends were influenced by genetic factors and the nonshared environment, whereas the shared environment exhibited relatively small and inconsistent effects. Implications for self-control theory and social learning theory are discussed.

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