SEX DIFFERENCES IN ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal Study
Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Michael Rutter, & Phil A. Silva
Cambridge University Press, 2001
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Readers of this book will understand current findings about the diagnosis and measurement of antisocial behavior, the importance of puberty, the problem of partner violence, and the nature of inter-generational transmission.
Why are females seldom antisocial and males so frequently antisocial? This book presents all new findings from the Dunedin study, a longitudinal investigation of 1,000 males and females studied from ages 3 to 21. One form of antisocial behavior is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting males, with low prevalence, early childhood onset, and subsequent persistence. The other form affects females as well as males, is common, and emerges in the context of social relationships. The book puts forth a new agenda for research about both neurodevelopmental and social influences on antisocial behavior.
Terrie E. Moffitt is Professor of Social Behaviour and Development at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Associate Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit.
Avshalom Caspi is Professor of Personality and Social Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sir Michael Rutter is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, and Deputy Chairman of the Wellcome Trust.
Phil A. Silva is Director Emeritus of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit at the University of Otago School of Medicine.
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