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Title: The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Child Delinquency
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1. Jaw, Hsin Sydney
The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Child Delinquency
Presented: San Francisco CA, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 2019
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: American Society of Criminology
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Behavior, Antisocial; Children, Behavioral Development; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Pre-natal Care/Exposure

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Prenatal alcohol exposure has been suspected to play a role in child antisocial behaviors. Some evidence also suggests that prenatal smoking and drinking behaviors of the mother are associated with child conduct disorders by affecting structural and functional brain development. This project explores whether prenatal alcohol exposure (i.e. the mother's alcohol consumption during pregnancy) has a dose-response effect on the offspring's antisocial behavior (i.e. child delinquency score). The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Child and Young Adults (CNLSY79) were used. Future directions and policy implications are further discussed.
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Jaw, Hsin Sydney. "The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Child Delinquency." Presented: San Francisco CA, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 2019.