TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The effects of differential parenting on sibling differences in self-control and delinquency among brother-sister pairs
JO  - Criminal justice review
A1  - Boisvert, Danielle
A1  - Vaske, Jamie
A1  - Taylor, Justine
A1  - Wright, John P.
SP  - 5
EP  - 23
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - Gottfredson and Hirschi acknowledge that there are sex differences in levels of self-control, with males exhibiting lower levels of self-control compared to females. There remains a gap in the empirical literature, however, as to whether differential parental treatment can explain differences in levels of self-control across the sexes. Using siblings of opposite sex from the Add Health study (N = 356, brother-sister pairs) and following a within-family research design, the current study examines whether differences in parenting behaviors within the home are associated with sex differences in self-control between siblings and whether these differences in self-control explained sex differences in delinquency. The results revealed that differential maternal attachment and differential maternal rejection were significantly related to sex differences in self-control. Sex differences in self-control, in turn, were significantly associated with sex differences in delinquency. The findings also showed that sex differences in self-control mediated the association between differential maternal rejection and delinquency, but that differential maternal attachment was indirectly associated with higher levels of delinquency for boys via lower levels of self-control. The impact of nonshared environmental factors on behavioral differences in opposite-sex siblings within the home is discussed. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-0168
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016811423579
ID  - ref1
ER  -