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Sex differences in delinquency
Gary J. Jensen,Raymond Eve +1 more
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In this paper, the relationship between sexual status and self-reported delinquent action was explored and a small statistically significant relationship persisted and can be given a variety of sociological and nonspciological interpretations.Abstract:
This paper explores a much neglected issue in delinquency research—the relationship between sexual status and self-reported delinquent action. Utilizing questionnaire data from a large sample of black and white adolescents, females were found to report less delinquent activity than males. However, sexual status explained very little variance in delinquent action and when controls for “intervening” sociological variables were implemented the impact of sexual status ws reduced even more. When introduced in a multivariate analysis together with measures of an adolescent's relationships with conventional and unconventional persons, values and institutions sexual status explained between 0.5% and 2% of the variance in delinquency within the two racial categories. Nevertheless, a small statistically significant relationship persisted and can be given a variety of sociological and nonspciological interpretations.read more
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