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Short-term mindsets show co-development with adolescent delinquency, but not with adolescent cannabis use

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Guided by General Theory of Crime and Psychosocial Maturity Hypothesis, we investigated co‐development between short‐term mindsets (impulsivity and future orientation) and risk behaviors (cannabis use and delinquency). Parallel process latent growth modeling on three‐wave data from ethnically diverse Swiss adolescents (N = 1365; Mage 13.67 years, 48.6% female), showed baseline‐level associations between short‐term mindsets and risk behaviors, and between the two risk behaviors. Additionally, correlated change (co‐development) existed between short‐term mindsets—particularly impulsivity—and delinquency, but not between short‐term mindsets and cannabis use. These results support the above‐mentioned theories and emphasize the importance of investigating the correlates of change in delinquency and cannabis use separately, as divergent findings might emerge. These divergent findings could partially stem from Switzerland's liberal views on cannabis use.

Source: Journal of Research on Adolescence

DOI: 10.1111/jora.12973

Authors: Ivy N. Defoe, Jean‐Louis van Gelder, Denis Ribeaud, Manuel Eisner

Institutions: University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, University of Zurich, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Crime Patterns and Interventions

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,400