Date of Award

1-1-2011

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Criminal Justice

Content Description

1 online resource (vi, 146 pages) : 1 illustration.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Alan Lizotte

Committee Members

Robert Apel, Marvin Krohn, David McDowall, Dana Peterson

Keywords

Adolescent dating, Delinquency, Juvenile delinquents, Teenagers, Social learning

Subject Categories

Criminology

Abstract

The research literature on adolescent development has discussed adolescent dating in relation to behavioral changes. However, very little discussion has been devoted to theoretical explanations of the intricacies involved in the relationship between the adolescent dating experience and the development of delinquent behavior. Consequently, there seems to be a lack of understanding as to how dating activities in adolescence influence delinquency, aside from a general consensus that adolescent dating tends to be related to deviant behavior.

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