title: A biosocial interaction in predicting early onset of offending.
abstract: Research has shown several factors increase the likelihood of early onset of offending; however, interactions among prenatal risk factors and sociological factors in predicting early onset have been a neglected area of research. The purpose of this study was to test the interactive effect of material cigarette smoking during pregnancy and the absence of the father from the household in predicting early onset of offending. The longitudinal data utilized for this study of 215 inner-city, African-American youth offenders were taken from the Philadelphia portion of the Collaborative Perinatal Project. A logistic regression analysis indicated that the combined effect of maternal cigarette smoking and absence of father from the household had a significant influence in predicting early onset of offending beyond the direct effects of the independent variables while controlling for sex of youth.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Tibbetts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010333:Paternal Deprivation; D010553:Personality Development; D015143:Philadelphia; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution