The Longitudinal Role of Self-Concept Clarity and Best Friend Delinquency in Adolescent Delinquent Behavior

Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Emma K V LeveySusan Branje

Abstract

Adolescence tends to be characterized by a temporary peak in delinquent behavior, and friends in particular play a key role in the initiation and the development of delinquency. However, adolescents differ in their susceptibility to friends' influence on delinquency. Especially adolescents who are less certain about who they are might show more delinquent behavior, and might be more susceptible to their friends' behaviors, as friends are also crucial for adolescents' identity formation. In addition to examining the main effects of best friend's delinquency and self-concept clarity on the development of adolescents' delinquency, the current study scrutinized whether self-concept clarity moderated the longitudinal association between adolescents' and their best friends' self-reported delinquent behavior. The current study examined whether best friend delinquency and adolescent self-concept clarity were related to the development of adolescents' delinquency, and whether self-concept clarity moderated the relation between adolescent and best friend delinquency. Dutch adolescents (N = 497, Mage Wave 1 = 13 years, 287 boys) and their best friends participated across six annual waves. Both adolescents and best friends reported on thei...Continue Reading

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Oct 13, 2020·Journal of Youth and Adolescence·Roger J R Levesque
May 28, 2021·Psychology Research and Behavior Management·África Martos MartínezJosé Jesús Gázquez Linares
Oct 4, 2021·Journal of Personality·Nicole Maria ThomasDirk Kranz
Nov 26, 2021·Journal of Research on Adolescence : the Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence·Susan BranjeAndrik I Becht

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