Friendship Network Dynamics of Aggressive and Rule-Breaking Antisocial Behaviors in Adolescence

Kornienko, Olga; Davila, Marissa; Santos, Carlos Eduardo dos

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“…The literature on the topic supports the importance of considering the peer group network among the other areas traditionally connected to adolescent antisocial behaviour. Antisocial friendships represent a risk factor for antisocial behaviour in adolescence [14], and the total level of aggressive behaviour of a single adolescent in the friend network is predictive of the increase in rule-breaking behaviour of that individual over time [28]. On the other side, adolescent antisocial behaviour itself may represent a means of gaining and maintaining status in the peer group [29].…”

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Assessment of Family, Peers, and Externalising Behaviour Dimensions in Adolescence: The Proposal of a Comprehensive Instrument (FPEB)

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Greco

Florio

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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In the context of externalising behaviour problems, risk factor research (RFR) focuses on risk and protective factors of juvenile delinquency, which can pertain to individual, system, and societal levels. Several instruments aiming at measuring these factors have been developed, but a comprehensive research tool is missing. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a questionnaire, the “Family, Peers, and Externalising Behaviour in adolescence” (FPEB) as a tool for assessing adolescents’ tendency of externalising behaviour, the quality of relation with their parents, and peer-relations. FPEB was administered to 835 Italian students (36.8% males, age M = 13.81, SD = 1.54) together with the Moral Disengagement questionnaire to test concurrent validity. Data about socio-demographics and school performance were also collected. An EFA (Promax rotation, subsample A, n = 444) resulted in a four-factor structure that was corroborated by a CFA (subsample B, n = 388). The factors were “externalising behaviour” (var 13.16%), “peer relations difficulties” (var 11.10%), “Family conflict” (var 8.32%), and “lack of family negotiation” (var 7.11%) and showed good internal consistency (all α ≥ 0.65). There were differences between males and females in the correlational patterns of the four factors. The FPEB factors also showed good concurrent validity: two of the four factors (“lack of family negotiation” and “externalising behaviour”) and the total score of the scale correlated with the “Moral disengagement scale”, whereas peer relation difficulties did not. Further analyses also showed gender differences (except for “peer relations difficulties”) and an association between students’ school performance and “externalising behaviour”, “family conflict”, and the total FPEB scores. We concluded that the FPEB is a tool that is potentially useful to assess risk and protective factors and to plan targeted interventions (focusing on the specific area). Limitations and suggestions for further improvements are also discussed.

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Assessment of Family, Peers, and Externalising Behaviour Dimensions in Adolescence: The Proposal of a Comprehensive Instrument (FPEB)

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Greco

Florio

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“…Clinical psychologists and criminologists define antisocial behavior as the range of attitudes and actions that violate social norms and the rights of others (Burt et al. , 2009; Kornienko et al. , 2019).…”

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“…In particular, a meaningful theoretical distinction is made between two types of antisocial behavior – nonaggressive antisocial behavior and aggressive antisocial behavior (e.g. Burt, 2012; Kornienko et al. , 2019; Niv et al.…”

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“…Yet, this emphasis on rule breaking severity has led scholars to blur an important distinction psychologists and criminologists make between the antisocial behavioral dimensions which underlie rule breaking (Burt, 2009, 2012; Kornienko et al. , 2019; Niv et al.…”

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“…, 2013). The subtypes have different developmental trajectories in their causes and effects and need to be examined as discrete constructs (Kornienko et al. , 2019; Niv et al.…”

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Exploring differences in the antisocial behaviors of adolescent rule-breaking that affect entrepreneurial persistence

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Greenberg

Simon

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PurposeThe authors explore the relationship between adolescent behavior and subsequent entrepreneurial persistence by drawing on scholarship from clinical psychology and criminology to examine different subtypes of antisocial behavior (nonaggressive antisocial behavior and aggressive antisocial behavior) that underlie adolescent rule breaking. The intersection of gender and socioeconomic status on these types of antisocial behavior and entrepreneurial persistence is also studied.Design/methodology/approachUsing a longitudinal research design, this study draws from a national representative survey of USA adolescents, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997) (NLSY97). Nonaggressive antisocial behavior was assessed with a composite scale that measured economic self-interest and with a second measure that focused on substance abuse. Aggressive antisocial behavior was assessed as a measure of aggressive, destructive behaviors, such as fighting and property destruction. Entrepreneurial persistence was operationalized as years of self-employment experience, which is based on the number of years a respondent reported any self-employment.FindingsAggressive antisocial behavior is positively related to entrepreneurial persistence but nonaggressive antisocial behavior is not. This relationship is moderated by gender and socioeconomic status.Originality/valueThese findings contribute to research on the relationship between adolescent behavior and entrepreneurship in adulthood, the effect of antisocial behavior, and demographic intersectionality (by gender and socioeconomic status) in entrepreneurship. The authors surmise that the finding that self-employment for men from lower socioeconomic backgrounds involved in aggressive antisocial behavior was significantly higher compared to others may indicate that necessity entrepreneurship may be the primary driver of entrepreneurial activity for these individuals.

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The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development

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Friendship Network Dynamics of Aggressive and Rule-Breaking Antisocial Behaviors in Adolescence

Cited by 17 publications

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Assessment of Family, Peers, and Externalising Behaviour Dimensions in Adolescence: The Proposal of a Comprehensive Instrument (FPEB)

Assessment of Family, Peers, and Externalising Behaviour Dimensions in Adolescence: The Proposal of a Comprehensive Instrument (FPEB)

Exploring differences in the antisocial behaviors of adolescent rule-breaking that affect entrepreneurial persistence

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