Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2006):

Children's disruptiveness, peer rejection, friends' deviancy, and delinquent behaviors: a process-oriented approach.

Full Abstract

This study examined whether peer rejection and affiliation with deviant friends throughout childhood could mediate the link between early disruptiveness and two aspects of delinquent behaviors (i.e., violence and substance use) in a sample of 375 children. Furthermore, we tested whether the two putative mediators operated in a sequential manner or in a parallel manner. Participants' disruptiveness, peer rejection, and friends' deviancy were assessed throughout childhood (ages 7 to 13). Delinquency-related outcomes were assessed at ages 14 and 15 years. Results indicate that the sequential mediational model was supported when delinquency-related violence was the outcome, but not when substance use was the outcome. The discussion stresses the differential role of peer rejection and affiliation with deviant friends in regard to the two outcomes considered in this study and in regard to the time frame when they were measured.

Author information

Author/s: Vitaro, Frank (F); Pedersen, Sara (S); Brendgen, Mara (M);

Affiliation: University of Montreal, Montpetit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. frank.vitaro(-atsign-)umontreal.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Development and psychopathology (Dev Psychopathol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-; vol 19 (issue 2) : pp 433-53

Dates: Created 2007/04/26; Completed 2007/08/27; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17459178, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; psychology Child Female Friends - psychology Humans Juvenile Delinquency - psychology Longitudinal Studies Male Models, Psychological

Models, Psychological Peer Group Personality Assessment Rejection (Psychology) Risk Factors Social Conformity Social Identification Sociometric Techniques Statistics as Topic Violence - psychology

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