Sibling Comparison Analysis of Prospective Associations between Depression and Delinquency in Adolescence

Associations between depression and delinquency in adolescence are well established, but factors accounting for these associations are not. The present study used sibling-comparison analysis to examine prospective links between depression and delinquency during adolescence. Delinquency significantly predicted depression, and depression significantly predicted delinquency in both population and sibling comparison models.