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Brothers, Sisters and Antisocial Behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Marshall B. Jones ,
David R. Offord  and
Nola Abrams
Marshall B. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Behavioral Science, The Pennyslvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
David R. Offord
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3L6, Canada
Nola Abrams
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada
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Summary

The brothers of 73 delinquent boys were found themselves to be more antisocial than the brothers of 73 matched control boys. Further, the average antisocial score of the probands’ brothers increased with the number of brothers in the family, holding the number of sisters constant, and decreased with the number of sisters, holding the number of brothers constant. These results are interpreted in terms of male potentiation and female suppression of antisocial behaviour in boys. Results are also reported for 59 pairs of matched delinquent and control girls and their siblings.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 2 , February 1980 , pp. 139 - 145
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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