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Short-term mindsets show co-development with adolescent delinquency, but not with adolescent cannabis use.

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Authors

van Gelder, Jean-Louis 
Eisner, Manuel 

Abstract

Guided by General Theory of Crime and Psychosocial Maturity Hypothesis, we investigated co-development between short-term mindsets (impulsivity and future orientation) and risk behaviors (cannabis use and delinquency). Parallel process latent growth modeling on three-wave data from ethnically diverse Swiss adolescents (N = 1365; Mage 13.67 years, 48.6% female), showed baseline-level associations between short-term mindsets and risk behaviors, and between the two risk behaviors. Additionally, correlated change (co-development) existed between short-term mindsets-particularly impulsivity-and delinquency, but not between short-term mindsets and cannabis use. These results support the above-mentioned theories and emphasize the importance of investigating the correlates of change in delinquency and cannabis use separately, as divergent findings might emerge. These divergent findings could partially stem from Switzerland's liberal views on cannabis use.

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Publication status: Published


Funder: The Jacobs Center (JC); doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006726


Funder: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001711


Funder: Jacobs Foundation; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003986


Funder: The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration and its predecessors


Funder: Swiss Federal Office of Public Health


Funder: Canton of Zurich Ministry of Education


Funder: Julius Baer Foundation


Funder: The Visana Foundation

Keywords

cannabis use, future orientation, impulsivity, juvenile delinquency, short‐term mindsets, Humans, Adolescent, Female, Juvenile Delinquency, Male, Switzerland, Adolescent Behavior, Marijuana Use, Impulsive Behavior, Risk-Taking

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J Res Adolesc

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1050-8392
1532-7795

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Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
H2020 European Research Council (772911 — CRIMETIME)
Swiss National Science Foundation (10FI14_198052)