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Direct linkWeiss, Bahr; Caron, Annalise; Ball, Shelly; Tapp, Julie; Johnson, Margaret; Weisz, John R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
It has been argued that group treatment of antisocial adolescents may increase rather than decrease conduct problems. One mechanism that has been suggested to underlie this effect is "deviancy training," wherein during group sessions deviant peers reinforce each other's antisocial actions and words. These 2 hypotheses have important implications…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Youth, Behavior Problems
