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Gender Differences In Deviancy Training In A Clinical Setting, Stephanie L. Cardoos

Psychology Honors Papers

Delinquent and aggressive youth are often aggregated in intervention programs for treatment. Aggregation is cost effective and efficient, yet recent research has suggested that youth who are treated together for antisocial behavior may experience negative effects through an informal process called deviancy training. Deviancy training occurs when peers reinforce each other for delinquent or aggressive talk or behavior, and as a result, problem behavior increases. The majority of research on deviancy training has been conducted with boys. This study examined gender differences in peer support for delinquency in a clinical setting, as well as gender differences in treatment effects of …