Ingrid van Dijk
Associate senior lecturer
Adolescent problem behaviour : The gender gap in European perspective
Author
Summary, in English
This study scrutinizes gender differences in adolescent problem behaviour and its potential determinants, simultaneously taking into account the individual and contextual level, including personality, family and country characteristics. Using the 2010 EU Kids Online Survey, we estimate multilevel models on 18,027 individuals from 24 European countries. In line with earlier research, we find that boys engage more in adolescent problem behaviour than girls. The gender gap is largely explained by personality traits, such as self-control. Whereas the influence of self-control does not differ between boys and girls, the association between conduct problems and problem behaviour is stronger for boys than for girls. Family factors are relevant but not gender specific in their impact on problem behaviour. European countries differ with respect to the gender gap in adolescent problem behaviour, which is partly explained by the societal level of gender inequality.
Department/s
- EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
Publishing year
2015-04-14
Language
English
Pages
598-615
Publication/Series
European Journal of Criminology
Volume
12
Issue
5
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Economic History
Keywords
- Adolescent problem behaviour
- Cross-national
- Gender gap
- Personality traits
- Social context
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1477-3708