Contextual Amplification of Pubertal Transition Effects on Deviant Peer Affiliation and Externalizing Behavior among African American Children.

Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L.; Murry, Velma McBride

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ERIC Number: EJ647697

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Publication Date: 2002

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Contextual Amplification of Pubertal Transition Effects on Deviant Peer Affiliation and Externalizing Behavior among African American Children.

Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L.; Murry, Velma McBride

Developmental Psychology, v38 n1 p42-54 Jan 2002

Examined effects of the pubertal transition on behavior problems and its interaction with family and neighborhood circumstances in 10- to 12-year-old African Americans. Found that early-maturing youth living in disadvantaged neighborhoods were more likely to affiliate with deviant peers. Early-maturing youth experiencing harsh, inconsistent parenting were more likely to have externalizing problems. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Youth, Caregiver Child Relationship, Context Effect, Discipline, Early Adolescents, Neighborhoods, Parenting Styles, Peer Relationship, Poverty, Puberty

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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