Farrington - upbringing - disrupted families
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- Created on: 01-06-15 19:23
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- Farrington (disrupted families)
- study on delinquent development
- to see whether delinquent and criminal behaviour could be predicted
- 411 south london males - taken from 6 state primary schools (white, urban, working class sample)
- interviewed in research office at ages 16, 18 + 21
- interviewed and tested at school at ages 8,10 + 14
- interviewed in own homes at ages 25, 32 +46
- subject attrition as some participants weren't alive till the end of the study etc.
- school tests measured intelligence, attainment, personality and psychomotor impulsivity
- in interviews asked about illnesses, injuries, drinking use, drug use, fighting and offending behaviour
- mothers also interviewed (at 8-15years) about boys personality, family income, employment, history of psychiatric disorders, child-rearing practices and closeness of supervision
- delinquency rates were similar in disrupted families to those in high-conflict families
- at ages 8, 10, 12 and 14 teachers answered questions on boys behaviour at school
- boys who lost their mothers were more likely to be delinquent than boys who lost their fathers
- disruptions caused by broken homes were more damaging than disruptions caused by parental death
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