Despite existing research on the contribution of social context and religiosity to adolescent behavioral outcomes, few studies have attempted to explore this topic among Muslim adolescents in non-Western settings, looking at both positive and negative outcomes. In response to this gap, the current study explored the effects of three dimensions of…

Thais and Americans evaluated one over- and one under-controlled child. Compared to Americans, Thais rated problems of both types as less serious, less worrisome, less likely to reflect personality traits, and more likely to improve over time. Differences were more pronounced for parents and teachers than for psychologists, suggesting that…

Antisocial behavior has been the object of investigation in many studies seeking to establish its etiological factors as well as risk factors which help to perpetuate such behavior over the course of the individual's life. In this paper, we seek to classify and clarify risk factors underlying the origin and development of antisocial behaviors from…