Rates of Self-Reported Delinquency among Western Australian Male and Female High School Students: The Male-Female Gender Gap

Autor/inn/en	Houghton, Stephen; Tan, Carol; Khan, Umneea; Carroll, Annemaree
Titel	Rates of Self-Reported Delinquency among Western Australian Male and Female High School Students: The Male-Female Gender Gap
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 60 (2013) 2, S.74-84 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2013.786540
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Delinquency; High School Students; Gender Differences; Multivariate Analysis; Adolescents; Behavior Problems; Drug Abuse; Crime; Aggression; Motor Vehicles; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kriminalität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Multivariate Analyse; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Australien
Abstract	The Adapted Self-Report Delinquency Scale (ASDS) was administered to 328 adolescents (174 males and 154 females) from eight high schools in Perth, Western Australia. The ages of the sample ranged from 13 to 17 years. Males reported a greater percentage level of involvement than females in 36 of 40 individual delinquent behaviours comprising the ASDS. A between-subjects multivariate analysis of variance using a Bonferroni adjusted alpha revealed a significant multivariate main effect of gender, "F"(6, 318) = 3.98, "p"?less than?0.001, partial "eta[superscript 2]"?=?0.08. No significant main effect of age was evident. Univariate "F"-tests revealed that males scored significantly higher than females on only one of seven delinquent factors (physical aggression). These data are discussed in light of established evidence showing male predominance in delinquency, recent reports suggesting a male-female gender gap, and theories that have attempted to explain this disparity in offending among males and females. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10