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Opportunities and peer support for aggression and delinquency during adolescence in nine countries
Author(s) -
Lansford Jennifer E.,
Zietz Susannah,
Bornstein Marc H.,
DeaterDeckard Kirby,
Di Giunta Laura,
Dodge Kenneth A.,
Gurdal Sevtap,
Liu Qin,
Long Qian,
Malone Patrick S.,
Oburu Paul,
Pastorelli Concetta,
Skinner Ann T.,
Sorbring Emma,
Steinberg Laurence,
Tapanya Sombat,
Uribe Tirado Liliana Maria,
Yotanyamaneewong Saengduean,
Alampay Liane Peña,
AlHassan Suha M.,
Bacchini Dario,
Chang Lei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20361
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , aggression , psychology , developmental psychology , peer group , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , friendship , suicide prevention , china , social psychology , political science , medicine , environmental health , law
This study tested culture‐general and culture‐specific aspects of adolescent developmental processes by focusing on opportunities and peer support for aggressive and delinquent behavior, which could help account for cultural similarities and differences in problem behavior during adolescence. Adolescents from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States) provided data at ages 12, 14, and 15. Variance in opportunities and peer support for aggression and delinquency, as well as aggressive and delinquent behavior, was greater within than between cultures. Across cultural groups, opportunities and peer support for aggression and delinquency increased from early to mid‐adolescence. Consistently across diverse cultural groups, opportunities and peer support for aggression and delinquency predicted subsequent aggressive and delinquent behavior, even after controlling for prior aggressive and delinquent behavior. The findings illustrate ways that international collaborative research can contribute to developmental science by embedding the study of development within cultural contexts.