Untangling developmental relations between depressed mood and delinquency in male adolescents.

摘要: Relations between depressed mood and delinquency were investigated in a longitudinal sample of 506 urban adolescent males across ages 13.5-17.5, while adjusting for common risk factors. Adolescents provided yearly reports their delinquent activities mood, as well peer at age 13.5 (i.e., baseline). Primary caregivers teachers factors such aggressive behavior problems low academic achievement. Two-level hierarchical generalized linear models concurrent relations indicated that predicted variety acts, more acts even after controlling Longitudinal analyses factors, had robust effect on trajectories than trajectories. Time-averaged significantly positive rate change time. Baseline baseline time-averaged mood; however, both effects marginally significant. Implications the results theory intervention are discussed.