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Stevens, Devan L.; Hardy, Sam A. – Youth & Society, 2013
This study explored individual, family, and peer predictors of involvement and psychological investment in fights among Samoan youth. Participants were 310 adolescents ages 13 through 19 living in Samoa. MANCOVAs compared those involved in fights with those not, and those more investing in fighting with those less invested. In terms of individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Family Influence, Individual Characteristics
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Schaffer, Megan; Clark, Stephanie; Jeglic, Elizabeth L. – Crime & Delinquency, 2009
This study examined the relationship among parenting, empathy, and antisocial behavior. Two hundred forty-four undergraduate students attending an urban university completed self-report questionnaires assessing their antisocial behavior, empathy, and mothers' and fathers' parenting styles. Support was found for a model in which maternal permissive…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Urban Universities, Antisocial Behavior, Parenting Styles