News tagged with delinquency

'Anonymous' hackers briefly hijack French Elysee website

The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous briefly hijacked the French presidential website on Friday in apparent retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adolescent boys more prone to delinquency without a father

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adolescent boys are more prone to delinquency if they do not have a father figure in their lives, a University of Melbourne study has found, while adolescent girls seem unaffected by the presence or absence ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Community effort brings lasting drop in smoking, delinquency, drug use

Delaying the age when kids try alcohol or smoking decreases the likelihood that they will become dependent later in life. Effective interventions exist, but community disagreements about which programs to try can stymie decisions.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mother-son ties change over time, influence teen boys' behavior

Relationships between mothers and their sons change during childhood and adolescence. However, not all relationships change in the same way, and how the relationships change may affect boys' behavior when they become teens.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Romantic sexual relationships deter teenage delinquency, new study shows

Sexually active teens in committed, romantic relationships are less likely to engage in delinquent behavior than teens who have casual sex, according to new research from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Early substance misuse continues into middle age

Adolescents who misuse alcohol and drugs are at increased risk of continued misuse well into middle age. They are also at increased risk of experiencing mental health problems, accidents, physical health problems, premature ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Love-smitten consumers will do anything for their cars and guns

The way people treat their possessions looks like love, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 11

Caucasian teenagers more damaged by family change than African-American peers

A new study from the Journal of Marriage and Family reveals that teenagers who have experienced several family changes are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour, become sexually active early, or become parents outsid ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family life can lead to cannabis disorders

(PhysOrg.com) -- One in five young people experience a cannabis use disorder, according to a UQ and Mater Hospital study published today in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Delinquent acts less likely for youths from religious-centered, two-parent homes

(PhysOrg.com) -- A committed two-adult household with strong religious values may reduce the likelihood that youths will commit acts such as assault, vandalism and theft throughout adolescence and into early adulthood, says ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Adolescent Risk-Taking Has Major Consequences When It Comes To Marriage

(PhysOrg.com) -- A national study of data collected over 12 years finds that delinquent teens marry earlier than their peers, while substance-abusing teens -- especially girls who abuse marijuana -- marry ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Delinquent

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