Deviant peer affiliations, crime and substance use: A fixed effects regression analysis
Deviant peer affiliations, crime and substance use: A fixed effects regression analysis
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1015774125952
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发表时间：
2002-08-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Horwood, LJ
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作者：
Fergusson, DM;Swain-Campbell, NR;Horwood, LJ
本研究的目的是评估偏差的同伴关系对犯罪和物质使用的影响，在青春期/青年成年。数据来自一项为期21年的纵向研究，该研究涉及1，265名新西兰儿童的健康，发育和调整。从14-21岁的年龄段，每年获得异常的同伴关系的评估，以及心理社会后果的措施，包括暴力犯罪，财产犯罪，酗酒，大麻滥用和尼古丁依赖。研究发现，与行为异常的同伴交往与这些结果中的每一个显著相关（p <0.0001）。统计控制混杂固定和时间动态因素降低了偏差的同伴关系和结果的措施之间的关联强度。然而，偏差同伴关系仍然与所有结果显著相关（p <0.0001）。对于暴力/财产犯罪，大麻和酒精滥用有显着的证据表明，年龄相关的变化与越轨同伴关系的关联强度，与越轨同伴关系有更大的影响，年轻的参与者（14-15岁）比老年参与者（20-21岁）。这些结果表明，越轨同伴关系与青少年/青年期的一系列调整问题的增加率相关，越轨同伴关系在年轻时最有影响力。
The present study was designed to assess the influence of deviant peer affiliations on crime and substance use in adolescence/young adulthood. Data were used from a 21-year longitudinal study of health, development, and adjustment of a birth cohort of 1,265 New Zealand children. Annual assessments of deviant peer affiliations were obtained for the period from age 14-21 years, together with measures of psychosocial outcomes including, violent crime, property crime, alcohol abuse, cannabis abuse, and nicotine dependence. Affiliating with deviant peers was found to be significantly associated with each of these outcomes (p < .0001). Statistical control for confounding by both fixed and time dynamic factors reduced the strength of association between deviant peer affiliations and outcome measures. Nevertheless, deviant peer affiliations remained significantly associated (p < .0001) with all outcomes. For violent/property crime, cannabis and alcohol abuse there was significant evidence of age-related variation in the strength of association with deviant peer affiliations, with deviant peer affiliations having greater influence on younger participants (14-15 years) than older participants (20-21 years). These results suggest that deviant peer affiliations are associated with increased rates of a range of adjustment problems in adolescence/young adulthood with deviant peer affiliations being most influential at younger ages.