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Patterns of rule-violating behavior in children and adolescents

Shaver, Amy Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1069613155

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2003, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Psychology.
This study examined the influence of individual, family, and environmental factors on the development of rule-violating behaviors over time among 508 children and adolescents and their parents drawn from a longitudinal study of bereavement and depression. Participants ranged in age from 5-17 [M(SD) = 11.4(3.2)] at study entry; 52% were male, and 98% Caucasian. Hierarchical multivariate multilevel models were created to measure the effect of individual, family, and environmental factors on participation in rule-violating behaviors over five repeated assessments. Interaction effects were also examined. Overall reported unruly behavior, alcohol use, drug use, and sexual activity were quite low, but strongly correlated. Parent and child reports of behavior were correlated, but parents reported less substance use and sexual activity, and more unruly behavior overall. Significant differences were found in the models for the four dependent variables. No sex or SES differences were found, with the exception of reported sexual activity, which was higher among girls and older adolescents. Use of alcohol was greatest among those with normative pubertal development. Sensation seeking predicted increased unruly behavior and alcohol use. Impulsivity predicted more unruly behavior in younger children, but had no effect for older adolescents. Depression significantly predicted more unruly behavior, but effects on alcohol use and drug use interacted with age and differed for parent and child report. Conduct disorder (CD) symptoms were linked with increased sexual activity, and predicted greater alcohol use and more unruly behavior among older adolescents. CD symptoms predicted more drug use among depressed youth, but decreased drug use in non-depressed participants. Older adolescents living in two-parent households at study entry reported less alcohol use. Parent psychopathology predicted greater sexual activity. Positive family functioning predicted decreased unruly behavior and drug use, and healthy parental marital relationships predicted less unruly behavior. Exposure to psychosocial stressors and significant life events predicted more overall unruly behavior and drug use. Involvement in family activities protected against alcohol use and unruly behavior in the presence of psychosocial stressors. Parental marital conflict increased the risk for drinking, but only in the presence of psychosocial stressors. Implications and directions for future study are discussed.
Mary Fristad (Advisor)
115 p.
adolescent development; rule-violating behavior; risk behavior; problem behavior; substance use; sexual activity; conduct problems

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  • Shaver, A. E. (2003). Patterns of rule-violating behavior in children and adolescents [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1069613155

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shaver, Amy. Patterns of rule-violating behavior in children and adolescents. 2003. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1069613155.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shaver, Amy. "Patterns of rule-violating behavior in children and adolescents." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1069613155

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