Family interaction factors: Analyzing their effects on personal, social and school inadaptability, and antisocial and delinquent behavior.

In order to assess the effects of family interaction factors (e.g. inconsistent, harsh or abusive parenting, lack of affection from parents or parental rejection, poor parental supervision, lack of parental involvement with the child, separation/divorce, parental conflict, and lack of affection in the family) in the development of antisocial and delinquent behavior, and personal, school and social inadaptability of youngsters, a total of 333 subjects aged 11 to 13 were evaluated. The results show that youngsters from high-risk families exhibited more antisocial behavior and delinquency, and displayed lower levels of personal, social and school integration. Finally, the results and implications of the study are discussed in the light of designing prevention programs.