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    The three latent classes of adolescent delinquency and the risk factors for membership in each class

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    Authors
    Hasking, Penelope
    Scheier, L.
    Abdallah, A.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hasking, P. and Scheier, L. and Abdallah, A. 2011. The three latent classes of adolescent delinquency and the risk factors for membership in each class. Aggressive Behavior. 37: pp. 19-35.
    Source Title
    Aggressive Behavior
    DOI
    10.1002/ab.20365
    ISSN
    0096-140X
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4470
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This study used latent class analysis to examine subpopulation membership based on self-reports of delinquent behaviors obtained from Australian youth. Three discrete identifiable classes were derived based on 51 indicators of physical violence, property damage, minor infractions, drug use, and social delinquency. One class of youth engaged in primarily rule breaking and norm violations including underage alcohol use, typical of this age period. A second class was more actively delinquent emphasizing drug use, trespassing, and various forms of disobedience. A third class of highly delinquent youth differed from their counterparts by endorsing drug use, thievery that involved stealing money, goods, and cars, property damage, gambling, precocious sexual experiences, involvement with pornographic materials, and fighting. Multinomial logistic regression predicting class membership indicated highly delinquent youth were more likely to be older males, use venting coping strategies, and be fun or novelty seeking compared with rule breakers. Findings are discussed in terms of refining current taxonomic arguments regarding the structure of delinquency and implications for prevention of early-stage antisocial behavior.

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