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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957367203321

Autore

Marte Ricardo M. <1973->

Titolo

Adolescent problem behaviors : delinquency, aggression, and drug use / / Ricardo M. Marte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008

ISBN

9781593323578

1593323573

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice

Disciplina

364.360973

Soggetti

Juvenile delinquency - United States

Aggressiveness in adolescence - United States

Drug abuse - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-250) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Adolescent problem behaviors -- Theoretical framework and model development -- Testing the model : a multi-state U.S. sample -- Critical findings -- Discussion and implications.

Sommario/riassunto

Marte's tests a model of adolescent problem behaviors derived from Bronfenbrenner's (1979) model of human development and Jessor and Jessor's (1977) problem behavior theory. The structural model was tested among a sample of 1286 rural and urban 8th grade students, across five western states. Marte's results indicate that family conflict and parental monitoring partially mediated the influence of neighborhood risk on adolescents' participation in delinquency, drug use, and aggressive behaviors. In turn, adolescents' ability to control their anger mediated the influence of family conflict on their participation in problem behaviors.