The present meta-analysis integrates research from 1,435 studies on associations of
parenting dimensions and styles with externalizing symptoms in children and adolescents …

This meta-analysis of 161 published and unpublished manuscripts was conducted to
determine whether the association between parenting and delinquency exists and what the …

Although the merits of parents using corporal punishment to discipline children have been
argued for decades, a thorough understanding of whether and how corporal punishment …

Age is by far the most powerful predictor of the cessation of those forms of deviant behavior
that involve substantial risk and/or physically demanding behavior. Turning to the issue of …

Empathy was measured by an interview assessing emotions and cognitions in response to
videotaped vignettes of persons in affective events and by empathy self-report …

For undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal behavior, criminology, the psychology
of crime, crime and delinquency, and forensic psychology. A comprehensive psychological …

One third of all children are born to unmarried mothers and over one half of children will
spend some time in a single-parent family. In fact, single-father families are the fastest …

This study uses a representative general population sample of 699 adolescents and their
families to examine the effects of parenting practices, particularly support and control, on the …

This research tests Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime as an explanation for
gender differences in the delinquency of approximately 2,000 Canadian secondary school …

Family interaction and attachment assume prominent roles in social control theories of
delinquency. However, the degree of conceptualization and the measurement strategies …