Protective and compensatory factors mitigating the influence of deviant friends on delinquent behaviours during early adolescence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-50

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Wanner, Brigitte ^b   Brendgen, Mara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compensatory factors; Delinquency; Deviant peers; Protective factors; Risk; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURATION; PEER GROUP; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33846001689     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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