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Monahan, Kathryn C.; Steinberg, Laurence; Cauffman, Elizabeth – Child Development, 2013
While research suggests that working more than 20 hr weekly is associated with greater antisocial behavior among middle- and upper-class youth, some have argued that employment benefits at-risk youth and leads to desistance from crime among youthful offenders. This study investigates the relation between hours worked, school attendance, and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Antisocial Behavior, Economic Impact, Working Hours
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Slocum, Lee Ann; Simpson, Sally S.; Hipwell, Alison E.; Loeber, Rolf – Youth & Society, 2011
The article discusses a research instrument developed and utilized by the Pittsburgh Girls Study that asked young girls (ages 7 and 8) and their caretakers to report on the girls' involvement in a variety of problem behaviors. In this article, the authors evaluate whether comprehension, prevalence, and caretaker-child concordance of problem…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Females, Drug Abuse, Age Differences