Changes in At-Risk American Men's Crime and Substance Use Trajectories Following Fatherhood.
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SUBMITTER: Kerr DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3185370 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
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Changes in At-Risk American Men's Crime and Substance Use Trajectories Following Fatherhood.
Kerr David C R DC Capaldi Deborah M DM Owen Lee D LD Wiesner Margit M Pears Katherine C KC
Journal of marriage and the family 20111001 5
Fatherhood can be a turning point in development and in men's crime and substance use trajectories. At-risk boys (N = 206) were assessed annually from ages 12 to 31 years. Crime, arrest, and tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use trajectories were examined. Marriage was associated with lower levels of crime and less frequent substance use. Following the birth of a first biological child, men's crime trajectories showed slope decreases, and tobacco and alcohol use trajectories showed level decreases ...[more]
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