青春期の母性,うつ病,そして犯罪

D'Andre Walker¹, Kristy Holtfreter¹

¹School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Avenue, Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.

Journal of child and family studies

|February 12, 2026

まとめ

6628人の女性を対象とした研究で,思春期の母性により,犯罪率が驚くほど減少しました. この発見は,一般的なストレンス理論に異議を唱え,自己コントロールなどの他の要因が少年犯罪に影響することを示唆しています.

科学分野:

クリミノロジー犯罪学
発達心理学の心理学について
社会学社会学社会学とは

背景:

一般的なストレイン理論 (GST) は,ストレインが債務不履行率を増加させると仮定しています.
青春期の母性は,潜在的にストレスを引き起こす重要な人生の出来事です.
犯罪などの適応不良の対処は,ストレスの一般的な結果です.

研究の目的:

青春期の母性 (ストレス) と犯罪 (適応不良の対処) の関係を調査する.
十代の女性を対象に,一般性菌株理論の予測を検証する.
自制,自尊心,そして社会的サポートの役割を探求する.

主な方法:

トビット回帰分析が行われました.
この研究には6628人の少女が参加した.
対処因子と犯罪相関に関する制御変数も含まれていた.

主要な成果:

十代の母親が犯罪率に有意で否定的な影響を及ぼしていることが判明しました.
この負の関連は,他の要因をコントロールした後も依然として有意であった.
結果はGSTの予測に反したが,低自制,自尊心,社会的支援を犯罪と結びつける理論を支持した.

結論:

GST.によって示唆されているように,青春期の母性は犯罪の直接的な前駆者ではないかもしれません.
自制心が低い,自尊心が低い,社会的支持などの要因が,より大きな影響を与えているようです.
将来の研究は,GSTをテストする際の機会の測定を組み込むべきです.

キーワード:

犯罪の頻度犯罪の頻度うつ病うつ病うつ病うつ病一般的なストレンス理論適応不良の対処法ティーンエイジャーの母性

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