Citation

Herrenkohl EC, Herrenkohl RC, Egolf BP. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2003; 73(4): 367-380.

Affiliation

Lehigh University, Center for Social Research, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA. ech2@lehigh.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

10.1037/0002-9432.73.4.367

PMID

14609399

Abstract

The relationship between stability of living arrangements and adolescent deviance was examined for 212 adolescents in a longitudinal study of maltreated and non maltreated children. Transitions in caretakers and residences have a statistically significant relationship to 5 indicators of adolescent deviant behavior. While maltreatment in childhood poses a risk for later deviance in adolescence, the risk can be even greater for those who have experienced more transitions while growing up.

Language: en