A Study of the Relationship Between Peer Interaction and Delinquency of Junior High Student
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Wang, Shiu-Shiang
Abstract
Many years of concerted policy effort in young people from experimenting with smoking, alcohol ,illicit-drug use and truant. We use detailed panel data from Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica survey to examine delinquency by Taiwan junior high student.We find that, significant and positive peer effects were found for smoking, alcohol ,illicit-drug use and truant activities.These behaviors are correlated with lagged peer group behavior. Peer group effects are strongest for smoking. Last, we present delinquency interaction,we find that, truant positively induce smoking, alcohol, illicit-drug use.
Subjects
adolescents
smoke
drink
drug
truant
delinquency
Type
thesis
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