Sibling, peer, neighbor, and schoolmate correlations as indicators of the importance of context for adolescent development.
We use nationally representative data to calculate correlations in achievement and delinquency between genetically differentiated siblings within a family, between peers as defined by adolescents' “best friend” nominations, between schoolmates living in the same neighborhood, and between grademates...
| Publicado en: | Demography Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 437 - 448 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
August 2001
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| Sumario: | We use nationally representative data to calculate correlations in achievement and delinquency between genetically differentiated siblings within a family, between peers as defined by adolescents' “best friend” nominations, between schoolmates living in the same neighborhood, and between grademates within a school. We find the largest correlations between siblings, especially identical twins. Grademate and neighbor correlations are small. Peer-based correlations are considerably larger than grademate and neighbor correlations but not larger than most sibling correlations. The data suggest that family-based factors are several times more powerful than neighborhood and school contexts in affecting adolescents' achievement and behavior. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. |
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