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Deviant Peer Affiliations, Crime and Substance Use: A Fixed Effects Regression Analysis

Fergusson, David M., Swain-Campbell, Nicola R., Horwood, L. John·2002·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
DOI 10.1023/a:1015774125952
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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.

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Authors
Fergusson, D. M., Swain-Campbell, N. R., & Horwood, L. J.
Corresponding author
Fergusson, David M.
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Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2002-08
Volume
30
Issue
4
Pages
419-430
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
DOI
10.1023/a:1015774125952
OpenAlex
W1578266362
Cited by
365
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FWCI
35.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Research Foundation
  • Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
  • Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
  • Lotto New Zealand
  • Health Research Council of New Zealand
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
deviant peer affiliation, peer influence, juvenile delinquency, violent crime, property crime, alcohol abuse, cannabis use disorder, nicotine dependence, substance use, age effects, developmental trajectories
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Crime, Female, Humans, Juvenile Delinquency, Longitudinal Studies, Male, New Zealand, Peer Group, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Social Facilitation, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Substance-Related Disorders

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