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First delinquent behaviour among pre-pubescent children: A development paradigm alongside family SES
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F, J- and Yu, JJ, First delinquent behaviour among pre-pubescent children: A development paradigm alongside family SES, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60, (14) pp. 1609-1622. ISSN 0306-624X (2016) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/0306624X15581456
Abstract
The present study investigated what explains and accounts for first pre-pubescent
delinquent behaviors among children. This was based on the notion that a
developmental paradigm (e.g., self-control) alongside family socio-economic status
(SES) can provide a passable explanation for the first and early delinquent behavior.
A nationally representative sample of eighth graders (N = 3,449, 50% boys) from
the Korea Youth Panel Survey (KYPS) was reviewed in terms of first delinquent
behaviors. Results revealed that pre-pubescent boys started to drink at an earlier age
than girls, whereas pre-pubescent girls engaged in relational bullying earlier than their
male counterparts. Children’s onset of delinquency age was inversely associated with
family SES, but was positively associated with their degree of self-control. Different
types of first delinquency were distinguished by levels of parental education as well as
child’s self-control. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | first delinquent behavior, self-control, family SES, gender differences in delinquency |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Specialist studies in education |
Research Field: | Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
UTAS Author: | F, J- (Dr J F) |
UTAS Author: | Yu, JJ (Dr JJ Yu) |
ID Code: | 100111 |
Year Published: | 2016 (online first 2015) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2015-05-02 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-20 |
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