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18 Youth Violence & Juv. Just. 3 (2020)

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                                                                  Youth Violence and juvenile justice
                                                                  2020, Vol. 18(1) 3-23
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Antisocial Behavior, and Violent

Victimization: A Sibling-Comparison

Analysis




Eric  J. Connolly



Abstract
A developing line of research suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase the
risk for antisocial behavior and future victimization. However, the mechanisms that underlie this
association remain largely speculative. To address this gap in the existing body of research, data on
full siblings from a large population-based sample of youth were analyzed to evaluate the direct
effect of ACEs on child antisocial behavior, adolescent delinquency, and young adult violent vic-
timization after controlling for familial confounders. Traditional between-family analyses revealed
that ACEs were  significantly associated with higher levels of childhood antisocial behavior, ado-
lescent delinquent behavior, and  risk for violent crime victimization. After controlling for
unmeasured   common   genetic and  shared environmental  confounds  using fixed-effect sibling
comparisons,  siblings exposed to more ACEs  did not demonstrate  higher levels of antisocial
behavior, delinquent behavior, or risk for future victimization. The implications of these results for
future ACEs  research are discussed.


Keywords
adverse childhood experiences, antisocial behavior, violent victimization, familial confounds, family-
based research designs, NLSY








Department of Criminal justice and Criminology, College of Criminal justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville,
TX, USA

Corresponding Author:
Eric J. Connolly, Department of Criminal justice and Criminology, College of Criminal justice, Sam Houston State University,
Huntsville, TX 77340, USA.
Email: ejc025@shsu.edu

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