出版社：Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER)
摘要：This study aims to examine the association between age, gender and antisocial behavior among 395 adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years in Tehran city in Iran. In this quantitative study, Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient was applied to determine the relationship between the antisocial behavior of adolescents and age and gender. In addition, an independent sample t-test was used to compare the adolescent’s antisocial behavior between male and female respondents. Results of this study indicated that there was a positive significant correlation between age and gender of respondents and antisocial behavior. Pearson correlation analysis showed a positive significant correlation between age of respondents and antisocial behavior. The finding of this study shows that older adolescents associated with more frequent of adolescent’s antisocial behavior than younger adolescents. Furthermore, there was a difference in adolescent’s antisocial behavior between male and female. These results indicated that the male is more likely to show antisocial behavior than female. By implication, the study contributes to existing literature in understanding the psychological development stage and age and gender as an important factors for adolescent development.
