'Poor boys fare worse in rich areas'

Behaviour of boys from poor homes is worse when they grow up with wealthier neighbours, suggests research. By contrast, poor boys in "hard-pressed" areas had the lowest rates of antisocial behaviour, data on 1,600 children in England and Wales suggests. Researchers led by psychologist Prof Candice Odgers of Duke University in the United States, followed the children from birth to the age of 12. "These findings are troubling," said Prof Odgers.

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