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Good afternoon,
I have found two studies on antecedents to antisocial behaviour and have briefly summarised them. They may be of use as I saw that one of your focus questions is on this topic!
Dekovic,M., Wissink.B.I., Meijer.M.A. (2004) The role of family and peer relations in adolescent antisocial behaviour: comparison of four ethnic groups. Journal of Adolscence 27, 497-514 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.06.010
· Examined whether the same model of family and peers influence antisocial behaviour when the adolescents are in different ethnic groups.
· Hypothesised that cross-ethnic variations will result in stronger relations between parent-child relations and adolescent behaviour due to family loyalty and the impact of immigration on parent-adolescent relationships. They did however note they may also expect a weak relationship between parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent adjustment among ethnic minorities.
· Sample comprised of 698 3 adolescents (second year of high school); 68% who were Dutch, 11% who were Moroccan, 13% who were Turkish and 8% who were Surinamese. The mean age of the students was 14.43.
· The data was collected via a larger survey study and the data collection was done at school. The survey took around 50 minutes to complete, and students were provided assistance if they required it. The assessed constructs were antisocial behaviour, positive quality, negative quality, adolescent disclosure and deviant peers.
· The results showed that the main effect on the various constructs was age and gender, not ethnicity. Boys showed higher levels of antisocial behaviour. Older adolescents reported more peer deviance, with older boys being more involved with more deviant peers.
· Results showed few ethnic differences in the mean level of all assessed constructs. All groups involved in the study reported a similar high degree of satisfaction and closeness with their parents. All ethnic minorities shared the common challenge of bridging the gap between a more traditional home life and the modern values encountered outside of the home.
· However, the associations of parent and peer relations with antisocial behaviour varied across different ethnic groups.
· Limitations of the study include; due to the cross-sectional nature of the data, answers cannot be provided regarding the direction of the effects of these associations.
Hill,J. Early identification of individual at risk for antisocial personality disorder (2003) British Journal of Psychiatry 182 (44), 11-14 https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.182.44.s11 P
· Antisocial behaviours begin with constant conduct problems as a young child, this study reviews research to address the key areas of this relationship.
· The author found that there was “ample grounds for making strenuous efforts to prevent the appearance of aggressive and disruptive behaviours in young children, and to intervene early once they have been identified”.
· There is substantial support from past research that parent management training programmes are effective in reducing antisocial/conduct problems in children.
· Substantial support for the use of stimulants for children with attention-deficit hyper-activity disorder (ADHD).
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