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Mechanisms Linking Depression to Delinquency for Males and Females

¹ Western Carolina University
² University of Cincinnati

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jvaske{at}email.wcu.edu.

	Abstract

The current study examines whether the mechanisms underlying the relationship between depression and delinquency vary between male and female adolescents. Four potential mechanisms are considered in the analyses: weakened internal controls, weakened social controls, peer rejection, and substance use.The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth–Child and Young Adult data reveal that depression increases the odds of peer rejection for males, which subsequently increases males’ involvement in delinquency. Results suggest that substance abuse mediates the relationship between depression and delinquency for female adolescents.Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

First published on September 16, 2009
Feminist Criminology 2009, doi:10.1177/1557085109345468


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