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Boys more prone to trouble after family upheavals, UF study finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Family disruptions such as divorce or children being forced to live elsewhere are tougher on boys than girls, according to a newly published University of Florida study, which finds that rates of male juvenile delinquency and drug use rise when the household composition changes.

Filed under Family, Gender, Law, Research on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.