Social and psychological consequences, at 10 years old, of an earlier onset of self-reported delinquency

M Le Blanc; P McDuff; P Charlebois; C Gagnon; S Larrivée; R E Tremblay

doi:10.1080/00332747.1991.11024541

Social and psychological consequences, at 10 years old, of an earlier onset of self-reported delinquency

Psychiatry. 1991 May;54(2):133-47. doi: 10.1080/00332747.1991.11024541.

Authors

M Le Blanc¹, P McDuff, P Charlebois, C Gagnon, S Larrivée, R E Tremblay

Affiliation

¹ School of Psychoeducation, University of Montreal, Québec, Canada.

PMID: 1852847
DOI: 10.1080/00332747.1991.11024541

Abstract

In this paper we will answer the following question: what are the consequences of an earlier onset of delinquency on competence several years after onset? Rather than studying the social and psychological predictors of an early onset, we will be interested in the impact of the age of onset of self-reported delinquency on the social and personal adaptation of boys at age 10, social and personal adaptation referring to the broad concepts of competence--"having the requisite or adequate capacity or qualities to function or develop in a particular way" or "sufficiency of means for the necessities and conveniences of life."

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Achievement
Adaptation, Psychological*
Antisocial Personality Disorder / psychology
Child
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency / psychology*
Male
Peer Group
Personality Development*
Personality Inventory
Quebec
Reading
Risk Factors
Social Adjustment*
Social Environment
Social Values
Verbal Behavior