The impact of low self-control and delinquent peer associations on bullying perpetration and victimization among South Korean adolescents: Time-concurrent, time-lagged, and latent growth curve modeling

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujung Cho
2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 1168-1188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujung Cho ◽  
Jun Sung Hong ◽  
Paul R. Sterzing ◽  
Youngki Woo

Utilizing a nationally representative, longitudinal South Korean student sample, the current study explores two pathways leading to bullying: (a) parental attachment to low self-control and (b) low self-control to deviant peer associations. Data for the study were derived from the Korean Youth Panel Study, and the study sample consisted of fourth graders in 2004 and eighth graders in 2008, producing three waves of data. Structural equation modeling was used to examine whether parental attachment (Wave 1), low self-control, deviant peer associations, and delinquency (Wave 2) were associated with bullying (Wave 3). Results suggest a significant indirect relationship between poor parental attachment and higher rates of bullying through low self-control. Implications for practice and research are also discussed.


Author(s):  
Ilhong Yun ◽  
Seung-Gon Kim ◽  
Sangro Kwon

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 912-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonggon Kim ◽  
Sonja E. Siennick ◽  
Carter Hay

The main purpose of this study is to broaden our understanding of the predictors of self-control. We test how two types of strain variables (bullying victimization and grade dissatisfaction) influence the level of self-control during adolescence using three-wave panel data collected from Korean adolescents ranging in age from 14 to 16. We estimated two-level random effects regression models using hierarchical linear model(ing; HLM) 7.0. The results revealed that these two strain variables have negative, significant within-individual and between-individual effects on adolescent self-control. In addition, adolescents who have experienced a higher level of mean grade dissatisfaction over 3 years showed a more decreasing trajectory in the development of self-control during the same period. The result indicates that strainful circumstances can account for within-individual self-control deterioration as well as between-individual differences in the developmental trajectory of self-control.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen N. Sobba ◽  
Brenda Prochaska ◽  
Emily Berthelot

Purpose Several studies have reported the impact of paternal incarceration and criminal behavior on childhood delinquency; however, fewer studies have addressed the influence of maternal criminality on children’s behavioral outcomes. Integrating self-control and attachment theoretical frameworks, the purpose of this paper is to address the impact of mothers who have been stopped, arrested, convicted, and incarcerated in relation to their children’s delinquent behavior. Design/methodology/approach The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing data set was used to better understand this relationship. By using binary logistic regression, two types of delinquent behavior were assessed: destroying property and fighting. Findings The results revealed that mothers’ criminal behavior affected children’s fighting tendencies but did not significantly impact children’s tendency to destroy property. Furthermore, certain childhood antisocial traits and demographic characteristics revealed to also impact children’s delinquent behavior. From the results, implications and prevention strategies were drawn describing techniques to combat delinquency. Originality/value This research lays a foundation for future researchers to explore mother-child attachment and the transmission of low self-control from mother to child in relation to criminality. The current research is one of the first studies to specifically address how maternal criminal behavior affects their children’s tendency to engage in delinquency, specifically examining property destruction and fighting.


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