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35 J. Quantitative Criminology 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/jquantc35 and id is 1 raw text is: J Quant Criminol (2019) 35:1 26 CrossMark DOI 10.1007/s10940-017-9368-3 Socialization, Selection, or Both? The Role of Gene- Environment Interplay in the Association Between Exposure to Antisocial Peers and Delinquency Joseph A. Schwartz' - Starr J. Solomon' - Bradon A. Valgardson' Published online: 30 September 2017 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2017 Abstract Objectives To better explain the near-universal association between peer and self-re- ported delinquency, three frameworks have been offered and have received varying degrees of support: (1) socialization or the social transmission of norms, attitudes, and behaviors among group members; (2) selection or the congregation of youth with similar traits and predispositions; and (3) enhancement or a combination of socialization and selection processes. Methods Making use of sibling pairs and peer network data from the National Longitu- dinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, the current study compares all three frame- works using modified bivariate Cholesky models to simultaneously examine gene- environment correlations (rGE) and interactions (G x E). Results Findings revealed that peer deviance (as reported by peers themselves) moderated underlying influences on delinquency such that genetic influences decreased and envi- ronmental influences increased as peer deviance increased. While previous studies have reported additional patterns of moderation (e.g., increases in both genetic and environ- mental influences), such studies have relied on subjective measures of peer behavior, more restrictive measures of delinquency, and samples comprised of young children. Conclusions The results revealed preliminary evidence in favor of the selection hypothesis, but the overall patterns of moderation stemming from the examined G x E fall in line more closely with the enhancement hypothesis of peer influence. Keywords Peers - Delinquency - Developmental theory - Gene-environment interplay Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi: 10.1007/s10940-017-9368-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. ® Joseph A. Schwartz jaschwartz@unomaha.edu School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, 218 CPACS, Omaha, NE 68182-0149, USA Springer

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