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This study offers a critical review and analysis of the Social Development Model (SDM) and social control theory in delinquency. In particular, this study examines one major aspect of the SDM, social control theory, through an empirical examination of a large (self-report) data set. Results of this study show that attachment and commitment to parents, school, and peers is associated with delinquency for both boys and girls. In terms of gender, parental attachment and commitment play a stronger role in female delinquency, while alienation plays a stronger role in male delinquency.
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Laundra, K.H., Kiger, G. & Bahr, S.J. A Social Development Model of Serious Delinquency: Examining Gender Differences. The Journal of Primary Prevention 22, 389–407 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015279607215
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