| Sumario: | The aim of the current study was to analyse in two age cohorts the presence of mediation effects of par-enting practices (i.e., parental knowledge, parental support, parent-adolescent conflict) through deviantpeers on youth antisocial behaviour (i.e., nonviolent antisocial behaviour, violent behaviour). The finalsample was subdivided in a younger group (n = 377), aged 14 to 16 (M = 15.27, SD = 0.72), 45.9% males,and an older group (n = 206), aged 17 to 19 (M = 17.30, SD = 0.54), 48.5% males. The structural equationmodelling results indicated significant mediation effects for both age cohorts. Family factors presentedmore influence for younger adolescents, whereas deviant peers showed more influence for olderadolescents. The findings also indicated the reciprocal influence of selection and socialisation processessuggesting the need of early interventions for preventing the development of antisocial behaviour
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