title: Parents, peers, and problem behavior: a longitudinal investigation of the impact of relationship perceptions and characteristics on the development of adolescent problem behavior.
abstract: This study examined longitudinal relations among adolescents' family relationships, peer relationships, and problem behavior. Participants were 1,357 African American and European American adolescents who were interviewed at 3 time points: 7th grade (mean age = 12.7 years), the summer after 8th grade (mean age = 14.2 years), and 11th grade (mean age = 17.1 years). For all racial and gender groups, 7th-grade family characteristics (youth perceptions of autonomy and warmth) predicted a risky peer context during 8th grade, which in turn predicted problem behavior during 11th grade. Additionally, problem behavior in the 7th grade predicted 11th-grade problem behavior, directly as well as indirectly through the peer context. Racial and gender differences are discussed, as are implications for future research.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, MI, US. sgoldste@uno.ed.
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Pamela E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Davis-Kean
authors.forename: Jacquelynne S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Eccles
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents; D010379:Peer Group; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires