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Title: Gender Differences in Predictors of Assaultive Behavior in Late Adolescence
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1. Park, Suyeon
Morash, Merry
Stevens, Tia
Gender Differences in Predictors of Assaultive Behavior in Late Adolescence
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 8,4 (October 2010): 314-331.
Also: http://yvj.sagepub.com/content/8/4/314.abstract
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Behavior, Antisocial; Behavior, Violent; Behavioral Problems; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Gender Differences; Parent Supervision/Monitoring; Religious Influences; Risk Perception; Risk-Taking; Runaways

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This article addresses controversy over gender differences in risk and protective factors for late-adolescence assaults. A secondary analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 cohort considered 2,552 youth aged 12 or 13 in the first survey wave. Comparison of girls and boys revealed, as expected, boys had higher levels of risk factors: early delinquency, gang involvement, and hopelessness. Girls were higher in the protective factors, parental monitoring, and school and religious ties; but boys were higher in parental support and work involvement. Negative binomial regression showed that gang exposure and hopelessness explained assaults, regardless of gender. For girls, early runaway behavior and work activity were positively, and parental monitoring was negatively, related to assaults. Unexpectedly, boys with high parental support were more assaultive than others. Prevention requires addressing negative contexts for all youth, but for girls, programs also must address conditions promoting their running away. Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU UK
Bibliography Citation
Park, Suyeon, Merry Morash and Tia Stevens. "Gender Differences in Predictors of Assaultive Behavior in Late Adolescence." Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 8,4 (October 2010): 314-331.