Citation

Williams JH, Van Dorn RA, Hawkins JD, Abbott R, Catalano RF. Violence Vict. 2001; 16(4): 371-388.

Affiliation

Washington University at Saint Louis, MO 63130, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11506447

Abstract

The study examines the extent to which gender, personality attributes, household, community, and environmental factors are associated with violent behaviors in young adulthood. The authors present findings from a sample of 765 21-year-old individuals participating in a drug and delinquency prevention study. Personality attributes, opportunities, and social acceptability of antisocial behaviors were identified as accounting for gender differences and having more influence on violent behavior than environmental correlates. Implications for preventive intervention are discussed.

Language: en