Matthew and Ryan Both Live in Single-Parent Households

question 91

Multiple Choice

Matthew and Ryan both live in single-parent households. Matthew interacts with his grandparents every day, whereas Ryan has no contact with his extended family members. Who will be more likely to engage in adolescent misbehavior?

• A) Matthew
• B) Ryan
• C) Both will be equally delinquent.
• D) It depends on whether Matthew has brothers and sisters.

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