ABSTRACT
In this study we investigated predictors of antisocial behavior in 142 young offenders (G1) and 691 public school students (G2), who answered a self-report questionnaire. Significant between-group differences were observed regarding antisocial behavior, intra- and extra-familial violence, drug use and stressor events, with higher scores for G1. The investigated variables, group, drug use, and stressful events, along with the covariate sex, explained 66.5% of the dependent variable. A path analysis model showed that gender and environmental stressor, computed by stressful events, quality of family relationships and intra and extra familial violence, predict drug use and antisocial behaviors.
Keywords:
violence; drug use; antisocial behavior; stressor events
