Family environment as a predictor of adolescent delinquency

Adolescence, Winter, 2001 by Monique M. Matherne, Adrian Thomas

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the St. Charles Parish School Board and the faculty of Hahnville High School for their assistance with this project, and Mandy Savoie and Scott Matherne, Jr., for their help with data entry.

Adrian Thomas, Department of Psychology, Western Kentucky University.

Reprint requests to Monique M. Matherne, Department of Psychology, Louisiana Tech University, P.O. Box 10048, Ruston, Louisiana 71272. Electronic mail may be sent to moni22f@aol.com.