Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-273) and index.
"Why are females antisocial so seldom and males antisocial so often? This key question is addressed in a fresh approach to sex differences in the causes, course, and consequences of antisocial behaviour. The book presents all-new findings from a landmark investigation of 1,000 males and females studied from ages 3 to 21 years. It shows that young people develop antisocial behaviour for two main reasons. One form of antisocial behaviour is a neurodevelopmental disorder afflicting males, with low prevalence in the population, early childhood onset, and subsequent persistence. The other form of antisocial behaviour, afflicting females as well as males, is common, and emerges in the context of social relationships. The book offers insights about diagnosis and measurement, the importance of puberty, the problem of partner violence, and the nature of intergenerational transmission. It puts forward a new agenda for research about both neurodevelopmental and social influences on antisocial behaviour."--Page [i].
Sex differences in antisocial behaviour.
0521010667
Sex differences in antisocial behavior
Antisocial personality disorders-- Sex differences, Longitudinal studies.
Conduct disorders in adolescence-- Sex differences, Longitudinal studies.
Juvenile delinquency-- Sex differences, Longitudinal studies.
Antisocial Personality Disorder-- epidemiology.
Conduct Disorder-- epidemiology.
Juvenile Delinquency.
Longitudinal Studies.
Sex Factors.
Comportement, Troubles du, chez l'adolescent-- Différences entre sexes, Études longitudinales.
Délinquance juvénile-- Différences entre sexes, Études longitudinales.
Personnalité sociopathologique-- Différences entre sexes, Études longitudinales.