Adolescence is a period of rapid physical and social development, however physical maturation often precedes the latter. At the same time, this period is often met with increased rates of antisocial and often delinquent behaviors - accounting for the age-crime curve, a phenomenon that has persisted over decades. The findings of this study suggest that those adolescents who perceived themselves as more developed relative to their peers showed increased rates of antisocial and delinquent behaviors. The study expanded by examining group-level differences in self-perceived development relative to peers, and asked at the aggregate-level are there differences in self-perceived development relative to peers by race. Findings suggest there were group-level differences by race when coded as white and non-white.
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