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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782923103321

Autore

Moffitt Terrie E.

Titolo

Sex differences in antisocial behaviour : conduct disorder, delinquency, and violence in the Dunedin longitudinal study / / Terrie E. Moffitt [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

1-107-12374-7

1-280-43342-6

9786610433421

0-511-17458-6

0-511-04166-7

0-511-15454-2

0-511-32521-5

0-511-49005-4

0-511-04398-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 278 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in criminology

Altri autori (Persone)

MoffittTerrie E

Disciplina

616.89/00835

Soggetti

Conduct disorders in adolescence - Sex differences

Antisocial personality disorders - Sex differences

Juvenile delinquency - Sex differences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-273) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study; CHAPTER THREE Sex differences in the amount of antisocial behaviour: dimensional measures; CHAPTER FOUR Sex differences in the prevalence of antisocial behaviour: categorical diagnostic measures; CHAPTER FIVE Sex differences in physical violence and sex similarities in partner abuse; CHAPTER SIX Sex and the developmental stability of antisocial behaviour

CHAPTER TWELVE Do girls who develop antisocial behaviour surmount



a higher threshold of risk than their male counterparts?; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sex differences in the effects of antisocial behaviour on young adult outcomes; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Sex, antisocial behaviour, and mating: mate selection and early childbearing; CHAPTER FIFTEEN Evaluating the recommendation to relax the criteria for diagnosing conduct disorder in girls; CHAPTER SIXTEEN Life-course persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial behaviour among males and females; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Priorities for a research agenda; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why are females rarely antisocial and males antisocial so often? This key question is addressed in a fresh approach to sex differences in the causes, course and consequences of antisocial behaviour. The book presents findings from a landmark investigation of 1,000 males and females studied from ages 3 to 21 years. It shows that young people develop antisocial behaviour for two main reasons. One form of antisocial behaviour is a neurodevelopmental disorder afflicting males, with low prevalence in the population, early childhood onset and subsequent persistence. The other form of antisocial behaviour, afflicting females as well as males, is common and emerges in the context of social relationships. The book offers insights about diagnosis and measurement, the importance of puberty, the problem of partner violence and the nature of intergenerational transmission. It puts forward an agenda for research about both neurodevelopmental and social influences on antisocial behaviour.