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Scaramella, Laura V.; Conger, Rand D.; Spoth, Richard; Simons, Ronald L. – Child Development, 2002
Examined three theories for predicting risk for delinquency during adolescence with sixth- and seventh-grade students: an individual difference perspective, social interactional model, and social contextual approach. Found that lack of nurturant and involved parenting indirectly predicted delinquency by increasing antisocial behavior and deviant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Environmental Influences, Genetics
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Simons, Ronald L.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
Hypotheses derived from social learning and exchange concepts regarding determinants of parenting practices were tested on 61 families, each with a seventh grader, using self-report measures and coders' ratings of videotaped family interaction. Findings indicated determinants of parenting differed somewhat by sex and different factors predicted…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Grade 7