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ERIC Number: EJ758153
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Apr
Pages: 11
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-0627
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Individual, Family, Peer, and Academic Characteristics of Male Juvenile Sexual Offenders
Ronis, Scott T.; Borduin, Charles M.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, v35 n2 p153-163 Apr 2007
This study examined the individual functioning, interpersonal relations, and academic performance of 115 male juveniles who were divided into 5 demographically matched groups (sexual offenders with peer/adult victims, sexual offenders with child victims, violent nonsexual offenders, nonviolent nonsexual offenders, and nondelinquent youths). Parents and youths completed self-report instruments, behavior rating inventories, and a videorecorded interaction task, and teachers completed a rating measure. Results showed that juvenile sexual offenders, like juvenile nonsexual offenders, had more behavior problems, more difficulties in family and peer relations, and poorer academic performance than did nondelinquent youths. However, juvenile sexual offenders and nonsexual offenders did not differ on any of the measures of individual or interpersonal adjustment. The implications of these findings for research, theory, and treatment are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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