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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marte, Ricardo M., 1973-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency--United States.

Juvenile delinquency.

Aggressiveness in adolescence--United States.

Aggressiveness in adolescence.

Drug abuse--United States.

Drug abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Adolescent problem behaviors

Theoretical framework and model development

Testing the model : a multi-state U.S. sample

Critical findings

Discussion and implications.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

9781593323578

1593323573

OCLC:

646770509