Do adolescents engage in delinquency to attract the social attention of peers? An extension and longitudinal test of the social reinforcement hypothesis

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-411

  Rebellon, Cesar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Learning; Peers; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL VALUE; REINFORCEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT HYPOTHESIS; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750036117     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427806291259     Document Type: Article

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