The Moderating Effect of Type of Deviance on the Relationships among Gender, Morality, Deviant Peers, and Deviance

Empirical research indicates that males are not only more likely to associate with deviant friends, but are also more strongly affected by such association than females. Literature to date also finds that the gendered effect of deviant association is explained by the gender difference in morality, s...

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Published inDeviant behavior Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 221 - 244
Main Author Tedor, Miyuki Fukushima
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.03.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Deviant Behavior
Effects
Females
Friendship
Gender differences
Juvenile delinquency
Males
Morality
Peers
Sex
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Summary:Empirical research indicates that males are not only more likely to associate with deviant friends, but are also more strongly affected by such association than females. Literature to date also finds that the gendered effect of deviant association is explained by the gender difference in morality, such that weaker morality leaves males more susceptible to the effect of deviant association. This study replicates previous research but goes further by utilizing unique self-reported data (N = 502) that contains 15 deviant behaviors and examines how the type of deviance moderates relationships among gender, morality, deviant association, and deviance.
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ISSN:0163-9625
1521-0456
DOI:10.1080/01639625.2014.924362