Predicting Delinquency in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Analysis of Early Risk Factors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
delinquency, risk factors, prevention, longitudinal studies
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204008320261
Abstract
This study examined the ability of early risk factors to predict delinquency referrals. Significant risk factors included externalizing behaviors, prenatal smoking, parent marital status, and mother's education. Students with three or more risk factors had eight times the number of delinquency referrals than those with no identified risk factors.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, v. 6, issue 4, p. 323-342
Scholar Commons Citation
Green, Amy Lynn; Gesten, Ellis L.; Greenwald, Mark A.; and Salcedo, O., "Predicting Delinquency in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Analysis of Early Risk Factors" (2008). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1452.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1452
