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Growth and Predictors of Parental Knowledge of Youth Behavior during Early Adolescence
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Moilanen, Kristin L.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Criss, Michael M.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
The current study examines latent growth models of parental knowledge of boys' behavior from ages 10 to 15, and whether earlier child or family characteristics are related to intercept and growth in parental knowledge. As part of an ongoing longitudinal study on the precursors of antisocial behavior, 288 boys completed interviews at ages 10, 11,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Family Characteristics, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
Adolescent Friendship as a Dynamic System: Entropy and Deviance in the Etiology and Course of Male Antisocial Behavior
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Dishion, Thomas J.; Nelson, Sarah E.; Winter, Charlotte E.; Bullock, Bernadette Marie – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2004
A dynamic systems framework was applied to understand the influence of friendship on antisocial behavior from childhood (age 9-10) through adulthood (age 24-25) for Oregon Youth Study males (N = 206). Boys were videotaped interacting with a friend at ages 14, 16, and 18, and deviant content and interpersonal processes were independently coded.…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Scientific Concepts, Interaction, Etiology
Antisocial Boys and Their Friends in Early Adolescence: Relationship Characteristics, Quality, and Interactional Process.
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Dishion, Thomas J.; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Examined the close friendships of 186 early adolescent boys in relation to antisocial behavior. Similarity was observed between the demographic characteristics and antisocial behavior of the boys and their close friends. Direct observations of interactions with close friends revealed a reliable correlation between antisocial behavior, directives,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Demography, Early Adolescents, Friendship
Boys Who Fight at Home and School: Family Conditions Influencing Cross-Setting Consistency.
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Loeber, Rolf; Dishion, Thomas J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Compared boys reported to fight at home, at school, and those reported to fight in both settings (N=210) in terms of their behavior and family backgrounds. Results indicated that those who were reported to fight by both mothers and teachers scored substantially higher on measures of antisocial behavior. (LLL)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
The Family Ecology of Boys' Peer Relations in Middle Childhood.
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Dishion, Thomas J. – Child Development, 1990
The association between boys' peer relations, antisocial behavior, academic skill deficits, and family ecology was examined. Two cohorts of boys and their families were interviewed, observed in the home, and assessed in school. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Discipline, Family Environment
The Peer Influence Paradox: Friendship Quality and Deviancy Training Within Male Adolescent Friendships.
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Poulin, Francois; Dishion, Thomas J.; Haas, Eric – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1999
Tested hypothesis that primary-influence processes in adolescent friendships are social interactional and that quality of friendship has little to do with development of delinquent behavior. Found that antisocial boys showed poor-quality friendships and low levels of relationship quality. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior
Middle Childhood Antecedents to Progressions in Male Adolescent Substance Use: An Ecological Analysis of Risk and Protection.
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Dishion, Thomas J.; Capaldi, Deborah M.; Yoerger, Karen – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1999
This study examined antecedents to early patterned alcohol and tobacco use and marijuana experimentation between ages 11 and 16 for an at-risk male sample. Findings suggested that family, peer, and child characteristics were inextricably connected within an ecology of development. A structural equation prediction model suggested a higher order…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior