Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ427958
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Juvenile Delinquency and Number of Children in a Family: Some Empirical and Theoretical Updates.
Tygart, C. E.
Youth and Society, v22 n4 p525-36 Jun 1991
Responses to a questionnaire completed by 800 male and female high school students in southern California supported the hypothesis that increased family size contributes to delinquent behavior, especially for females. Parental influence in large families is often diluted. Children of large families are more influenced by peers. (DM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Order, Delinquency, Family Size, Females, High School Students, Males, Peer Influence, Questionnaires
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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