Product Description
This digital document is an article from Journal of Studies on Alcohol, published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. on September 1, 2003. The length of the article is 7260 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the author: Objective: An association has been reported between prenatal alcohol exposure and delinquent behavior in adolescents. Problems are believed to be particularly significant for those who were exposed prenatally but do not have full fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The goals of this study were (1) to examine the relation between a range of levels of prenatal exposure and delinquent behavior in a community sample and (2) to examine the effect of other current risk factors, in addition to prenatal exposure, on delinquent behavior. Method: In this study, 250 low income, predominantly black youths (mean age = 15.1 years) and their primary caregivers participated in an evaluation that included measures of delinquency, life stress, substance use, behavior problems, parenting practices, negative peer influence, caregiver substance use and the dysmorphia characteristic of FAS. Three groups were drawn from a sample initially seen at birth: Alcohol-exposed and dysmorphic (n = 39), alcohol-exposed, nondysmorphic (n = 77) and nonexposed controls (n = 48). A special education contrast group (n = 84) was recruited at adolescence to control for disability status. Results: The exposure groups did not differ from controls on measures of variety and frequency of delinquent behavior; boys engaged in a wider range of delinquent acts than girls did. Regression analysis for the full sample revealed that higher adolescent life stress, higher self-reported drug use and lower parental supervision were significantly related to a wider range of delinquent acts. Conclusions: Other current influences should be considered in addition to prenatal alcohol exposure in interpreting the development of delinquency in alcohol-exposed adolescents. These results demonstrate the importance of examining risk factors and controlling effects of socio-cultural influences and disability status when working with clinical samples.
Citation Details
Title: Examining delinquency in adolescents differentially prenatally exposed to alcohol: the role of proximal and distal risk factors *.
Author: Mary Ellen Lynch
Publication: Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 64 Issue: 5 Page: 678(9)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.
| ||
|
|
Editorial Reviews
Product Details
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet. Create your own review
| |||
Video reviews
|
 |
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
Related forums
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
Look for Similar Items by Category
Need a Wrench with Great Impact? |
Buy Three Books, Get a Fourth Free |
 |
||||||||
|
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
