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Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Date of Award
5-2001
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Stephen E. Brown
Committee Members
John P. Wright, Melissa M. Moon
Abstract
Across time, the influence of parents and peers appears to change. Early in life, parents have a stronger influence on the development of youth than do their peers. This, however, will change as an individual ages. Using longitudinal data from the Marion County (Oregon) Youth Survey (1964-1979), I examine the influence of parents or delinquent association, drug use and arrest. Analysis generated through latent growth curve modeling show that although parental influence appears to decrease significantly later in life, parental attachment delays the formation of delinquent peer networks, thereby indirectly reducing the total number of arrests. Even so, reductions in parental influence over time were associated with a significantly accelerated rate of acquiring delinquent peers and hence, with an increased frequency of arrest and drug use. The available evidence thus suggests that parental attachment has initial inhibitory effects on the formation of peer networks but only limited long-term developmental effects.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Verhegge, Kimberly A., "Parents, Peers, and Developmental Trajectories toward Crime." (2001). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 628. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/628
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.