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Author: Gehring, Krista
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1. Vaske, Jamie
Gehring, Krista
Mechanisms Linking Depression to Delinquency for Males and Females
Feminist Criminology 5,1 (January 2010): 8-28.
Also: http://fcx.sagepub.com/content/early/2009/09/16/1557085109345468.abstract
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Delinquency/Gang Activity; Depression (see also CESD); Gender Differences; Substance Use

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

The current study examines whether the mechanisms underlying the relationship between depression and delinquency vary between male and female adolescents. Four potential mechanisms are considered in the analyses: weakened internal controls, weakened social controls, peer rejection, and substance use. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth–Child and Young Adult data reveal that depression increases the odds of peer rejection for males, which subsequently increases males' involvement in delinquency. Results suggest that substance abuse mediates the relationship between depression and delinquency for female adolescents. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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Vaske, Jamie and Krista Gehring. "Mechanisms Linking Depression to Delinquency for Males and Females." Feminist Criminology 5,1 (January 2010): 8-28.