An Examination of the Relationship between Negative Emotionality and Deviancy: The role of Deviant Peers

• In Event: Differential Processes Linking Strain and Crime

Abstract

A well-known fact in criminology is that deviant peer association is a robust predictor of crime and behaviors analogous to crime. While the relationship between negative emotionality and delinquency has been explored in literature, the mediating and moderating impact of deviant peer association has received scant attention. To address this gap in literature, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) the current project assesses the mediating and moderating impact of deviant peer association on the link between negative emotionality and crime. Findings and theoretical implications will be discussed.

Author

• D'Andre Walker, Arizona State University