N. Garnefski et S. Okma, ADDICTION-RISK AND AGGRESSIVE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENCE - INFLUENCE OF FAMILY, SCHOOL AND PEERS/, Journal of adolescence, 19(6), 1996, pp. 503-512
In this study, data from 2814 15- and 16-year-old secondary school stu
dents were analysed to investigate the collective influence of family,
school and peers on behavioural problems in adolescence. Adolescents
with addiction-risk and/or aggressive/criminal behaviour were compared
to those who did not display such behaviour. Adolescents with behavio
ural problems were characterized by having a more negative perception
of the environment with regard to most of the variables related with f
amily, school and peers. Clearly behavioural problems are associated w
ith problems in multiple environments. Some differences were found bet
ween boys and girls: multiple regression analyses showed that for boys
, problems at school were the most important predictor of behavioural
problem scores, while for girls, this applied to problems at home. (C)
1996 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents