Medical, family, and scholastic conditions in urban delinquents

Effects of medical, family, and scholastic conditions were evaluated for the number and type of offenses and test score performances in 1,962 urban delinquents. Conditions were evaluated using multivariate followed by univariate analysis of variance with post‐hoc tests. There were subgroup differenc...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1991-05, Vol.47 (3), p.448-464
Main Authors: Hughes, John R., Zagar, Robert, Sylvies, Robert B., Arbit, Jack, Busch, Kenneth G., Bowers, Norman D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Factors
Brain Damage, Chronic - diagnosis
Brain Damage, Chronic - psychology
Child
Families & family life
Family - psychology
Family Relations
Female
Health
Humans
Illinois
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency - legislation & jurisprudence
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Male
Medical sciences
Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology
Neurologic Examination
Psychological Factors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Schools
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Social Environment
Social research
Urban Population
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Summary:Effects of medical, family, and scholastic conditions were evaluated for the number and type of offenses and test score performances in 1,962 urban delinquents. Conditions were evaluated using multivariate followed by univariate analysis of variance with post‐hoc tests. There were subgroup differences in the number and type of offenses and test score performances. Also, interactions of medical, family, and scholastic conditions changed the number and type of offenses and lowered test scores. Findings supported a developmental biopsychosocial model of delinquency that emphasized the predominance of medical/scholastic conditions. Orphaned or one‐parent delinquents with nervous system or neonatal conditions, retardation, or hyperactivity committed assault.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199105)47:3<448::AID-JCLP2270470321>3.0.CO;2-F