TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Gender differences in associations with deviant peer groups: examining individual, interactional, and compositional factors
JO  - Deviant behavior
A1  - Chapple, Constance
A1  - Vaske, Jamie
A1  - Worthen, Meredith G. F.
SP  - 394
EP  - 411
VL  - 35
IS  - 5
N2  - Researchers have long known that boys are more likely to have deviant peers than are girls. Yet, little research has tried to explain why boys and girls differ in their decision to associate with deviant peers. With the salience of deviant peers well established as a robust predictor of delinquency, we address the question, are the predictors of association with deviant peers different for boys and girls? In our examination of family and community processes, individual effects, and peer group composition factors, we find that the predictors of association with deviant peers differ by gender. In addition, our findings suggest gender divergences in the causes of both deviant peer association and deviant peer pressure. We discuss the implications of our research for both theoretical development and appropriate model estimation.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-9625
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2014.855098
ID  - ref1
ER  -