Performance Models for Antisocial Boys

This article summarizes the findings from three interlocking structural equation models. The models define a set of relations between stress and family management skills, and between parental discipline and antisocial child behavior. In the third model it is hypothesized that inept parenting skills set a process in motion that causes the child to be rejected by peers, to fail academically, and to have low self-esteem. These sets of relations were modeled. The findings provided consistent support for all three models.