A Major Contributor to Increases in Midsconduct During Adolescence Is

A major contributor to increases in midsconduct during adolescence is that

A) defiant and delinquent conduct become more acceptable to peers
B) defiant and delinquent conduct is a natural outgrowth of the increases in aggression that most adolescents display
C) adolescents turn to defiance and delinquency as substitutes for their declining levels of covert social ostracism and relational aggression
D) all of these