单项选择题

Researchers found family influenced delinquency. Attachment and involvement were both (47)______ related to delinquency. Children who were more (48)______ to and involved with their parents were less involved in delinquency. The relationship between family process factors and delinquency was (49)______ — poor parenting increased the probability of delinquent behavior and delinquent behavior further weakened the relationship between parent and child. The impact of family variables appeared to fade as adolescents became older and more (50)______ from their parents. Additionally, researchers (51)______ the relationship between educational factors and delinquency and drug use and found that weak school commitment and poor school (52)______ were associated with increased involvement in delinquency and drug use. School success was associated with resilience. Youth who (53)______ delinquency and drug use were more attached to school and teachers and had better performance scores than youth who were involved in delinquency and drug use. Involvement in delinquency reduced commitment to school; involvement in drug use (54)______ the chances of dropping out of school. Researchers also found that associating with delinquent peers was strongly and (55)______ related to delinquency, in part because peers provide positive for delinquency. Delinquent beliefs also increased involvement in delinquency. In turn, engaging in delinquent behavior had strong reciprocal (56)______ , increasing associations with delinquent peers and the formation of delinquent beliefs. A) accustom I) increased B) attached J) significantly C) bi-directional K) performance D) consistently L) independent E) reflection M) dependent F) avoided N) effects G) examined O) arbitrary H) worldly