Sex and Age Differences in the Risk Threshold for Delinquency

This study examines sex differences in the risk threshold for adolescent delinquency. Analyses were based on longitudinal data from the Pittsburgh Youth Study (n0503)and the Pittsburgh Girls Study (n0856). The study identified risk factors, promotive factors, and accumulated levels of risks as predictors of delinquency and nondelinquency, respectively.The risk thresholds for boys and girls wer…