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Siblings and Delinquent Behavior: An Exploratory Study of a Neglected Family Variable
Author(s) -
WILKINSON KAREN,
STITT B. GRANT,
ERICKSON MAYNARD L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00458.x
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , sibling , birth order , psychology , imitation , developmental psychology , exploratory research , variation (astronomy) , relation (database) , social psychology , criminology , demography , sociology , computer science , population , physics , database , astrophysics , anthropology
ABSTRACT This exploratory article examines the relation between sibling structure (sex of siblings and birth order) and self‐reported delinquency. The processes of contrast and imitation, conceptual notions derived from research on sibling structure and sex roles, are used to guide this exploration. Considerable variation in delinquency by sibling status was identified. There are indications that an interaction effect exists between birth order and sex of siblings relative to rates of delinquency.