Delinquent teenagers marry earlier than peers: Study.Byline: ANI Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Delinquent delinquent 1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time. 2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent. DELINQUENT, civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty. teens marry earlier than their peers, while substance-abusing teens, particularly the ones who smoke marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. , marry (if, at all) later than peers, a new study has found. Titled 'The Influence of Risk-Taking Behaviors on the Transition into Marriage: An Examination of the Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Behaviour', the study was conducted on the data collected over 12 years. The study, by University at Buffalo sociologist Sampson Lee Blair, Ph.D., is a rare look at the long-term effects of teen delinquency delinquency Criminal behaviour carried out by a juvenile. Young males make up the bulk of the delinquent population (about 80% in the U.S.) in all countries in which the behaviour is reported. and drug abuse on adult role attainment. Delinquency was defined as anti-social behaviour, including frequency of running away, arrests, physical fights and behavioural Adj. 1. behavioural - of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences" behavioral problems in school. In the study, researchers analysed data from a U.S. Department of Education survey collected from a nationally representative sample of 9,813 young adults from 1988 to 2000. Blair said that the results are significant, because in the U.S. marriage is commonly regarded as offering substantial economic, social and health advantages for individuals. The vast majority of high school girls High School Girls (女子高生 Joshi Kōsei , which is quite above than the number of boys, tend to view marriage as "extremely important" to them. However, adolescent substance abuse and delinquent behaviours clearly have far-reaching consequences for the marital status marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. of young adults, particularly girls, he said. He added: "Most previous studies have focused on the relatively short-term effects of adolescent substance use and delinquency, but here we find good evidence that, for both sexes, delinquent behavior is linked to an increase in the likelihood of marriage and a lower age at first marriage. On the other hand, adolescents with relatively high levels of abuse of alcohol and marijuana have a lower likelihood of marriage even by their late 20s. "The likelihood of marriage by that age is substantially lower among female adolescent substance abusers, particularly if the substance abused is marijuana." In his opinion, the results suggest that delinquency and substance abuse may influence adolescents' orientation toward other adult roles as well. The results were presented at the conference of the Eastern Sociological Society Eastern Sociological Society is a non-profit organization with a mission of "promoting excellence in sociological scholarship and instruction." It publishes a peer-reviewed journal (Sociological Forum) and holds a yearly academic conference, the Annual Meeting of Eastern in Baltimore, Md. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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