According to Gerald Patterson's coercion model of the origins of deviant, antisocial conduct, children from coercive home environments are at risk of becoming delinquents. The model specifies that _____ contributes most directly to their association with deviant peer groups.

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According to Patterson's coercion model, both peer rejection and academic failure contribute directly to the association with deviant peer groups, as they lead children to seek acceptance and success in alternative, often deviant, social circles.

According to Gerald Patterson's Coercion Model of the Origins of Deviant