Adult Depression and Anger
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Societal controls focus on reducing deviance. However, deviance is also a fundamental part of any society because it facilitates change. This research project used the public dataset of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 6,504) to determine whether adolescent deviance continued into early adulthood or declined over time. The results of this research illuminated the important role that social control and self-control play in the transition from adolescence Hirschi, 1969. Minor and major delinquencies were not significantly correlated with violence in young adulthood, demonstrating the discontinuity of deviant behavior over time. Regression results show that adolescent depression and trouble in school are positively related to depression and anger in young adulthood. The findings from this study imply that deviance is not a stable trait from adolescence to young adulthood, consistent with the theory.
Source: Philologia
DOI: 10.21061/ph.v4i1.94
Author: Amanda Griffin
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2385459234