Contexts of Risk? Explaining the Link between Girls' Pubertal Development and Their Delinquency Involvement.

Y

43

Adolescent Development; At Risk Persons; Dating (Social); Delinquency; Early Adolescents; Females; Parent Child Relationship; Peer Relationship; Physical Development; Puberty; Secondary School Students; Social Environment

0037-7732

Analysis of National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data on 5,477 girls attending mixed-sex secondary schools found that early puberty and physical development that was advanced relative to age were related most strongly to "party" deviance (drinking, smoking, disorderly conduct), but also to minor and serious delinquency. Parent-child relationship, exposure to peer deviance, and romantic involvement were mediating factors. (Contains 92 references.) (Author/SV)

2004

EJ675343