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Xiaoqin Zhu1, Daniel T L Shek1
1Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|September 10, 2021
Summary
Parental behavioral control decreases as adolescent delinquency increases, showing a reciprocal relationship. This dynamic is particularly evident in late adolescence, highlighting ongoing developmental interplay.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Criminology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Established link between parental influence and adolescent delinquency.
- Limited research on the dynamic, reciprocal relationship between changing delinquency and parental behaviors in late adolescence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the parallel change trajectories of adolescent delinquency and perceived parental behavioral and psychological control.
- To examine the reciprocal influences between paternal behavioral control and adolescent delinquency over time.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal survey data from 3074 Grade 10 students over three high school years.
- Parallel process growth curve modeling to analyze developmental changes.
Main Results:
- Adolescent delinquency was negatively associated with parental behavioral control and positively with psychological control initially.
- Adolescent delinquency increased concurrently with decreased parental behavioral control.
- A reciprocal relationship was found: initial paternal behavioral control predicted increased delinquency, and initial delinquency predicted decreased paternal behavioral control.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent delinquency and parental behavioral control exhibit parallel developmental trajectories.
- Paternal behavioral control and adolescent delinquency engage in a reciprocal influence, highlighting a dynamic developmental interplay.
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