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Homophily in Delinquent Behavior: The Rise and Fall of Friend Similarity across Adolescence
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International Journal of Behavioral Development . Jan 2019 43(1):67-73. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This study examined age-related changes in friend similarity on delinquency to determine whether deviant behavior homophily peaks during mid-adolescence. A community sample of 1,663 male and 1,826 female Swedish youth from Grade 5 (M = 11.21 years) to Grade 10 (M = 16.25 years) provided self-reports of delinquency. Friendships were identified from nominations. Intraclass correlations revealed age group differences in friend delinquency similarity, independent of normative age-related changes in deviant behavior. Cross-sectional results indicated that similarity was greatest in the seventh grade (M = 13.21 years). Longitudinal results from a subsample of participants revealed an increase in friend similarity from ages 11 to 13 (Grades 5 to 7) and a decline in friend similarity from ages 14 to 16 (Grades 8 to 10). The findings demonstrate that similarity between friends in delinquent behavior peaks in mid-adolescence, independent of normative age-related changes in participation in deviant acts.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0165-0254
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- International Journal of Behavioral Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1200830
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025418767058