Impact of Family Functioning, Family Violence and Other Factors on Juvenile Delinquency

Background: Juvenile delinquency is the act of participating in unlawful behavior as minors or individuals younger than the age of majority. Nepal shows an increasing trend of violent crimes committed by a juvenile. Objective: To examine the impact of family functioning, family violence, and other family factors on juvenile delinquency. Materials and Methods: The study is a case-control study based on primary data collection of 354 respondents which include equal number of juvenile delinquents as cases taken from juvenile correction homes and school students as controls who have never been convicted for any act of juvenile delinquency. Data was collected through the convenience sampling method. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic, socioeconomic, individual and family factors. Bivariate and logistic regression analysis were performed to determine which factor act as a risk or protective factor for juvenile delinquency. Results: From bivariate analysis, family factors such as family functioning, parental monitoring, parental involvement, parental supervision, and parental attachment were found higher in controls than cases. However, family violence was found higher in cases than control group. Further, from fitted logistic regression child age, aggressive behavior, family structure, family financial condition, punitive parenthood, mother education level, and parental attachment were found significant factors impacting on juvenile delinquency. Conclusion: This study revealed that age, aggressive behavior, family structure, and family financial condition are the risk factors for juvenile delinquency. Further, mother education, punitive parenthood, and parental attachment are found protective factors for juvenile delinquency.

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The Impact of Family Violence, Family Functioning, and Parental Partner Dynamics on Korean Juvenile Delinquency

Child Psychiatry & Human Development ◽

10.1007/s10578-008-0099-4 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 439-453 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Hyun-Sil Kim ◽

Hun-Soo Kim

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Delinquency ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Family Violence ◽

The Impact

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Conceptual causal models of socioeconomic status, family structure, family functioning and their role in public health

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10214-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Frederik Booysen ◽

Ferdi Botha ◽

Edwin Wouters

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Family Structure ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Social Determinant ◽

Causal Models ◽

Family Socioeconomic Status ◽

The Family ◽

Social Determinant Of Health

AbstractSocial determinants of health frameworks are standard tools in public health. These frameworks for the most part omit a crucial factor: the family. Socioeconomic status moreover is a prominent social determinant of health. Insofar as family functioning is poorer in poor families and family structure and functioning are linked to health, it is critical to consider the pathways between these four constructs. In this correspondence, we reflect on how empirical studies of this conceptual nexus mirror two causal models. We conclude by reflecting on future directions for research in this field.

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Family Functioning, Emotional Intelligence and Values: Analysis of the Relationship with Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents

10.20944/preprints201812.0271.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽

María del Mar Molero ◽

Ana Belén Barragán ◽

José Jesús Gázquez Linares

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

High School Students ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Adolescent Development ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

School Students ◽

Different Types ◽

Emotional Intelligence Inventory ◽

The Relationship

Aggressive behavior in adolescence is influenced by a diversity of individual, family and social variables. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between family functioning, emotional intelligence and values for development of different types of aggression, as well as to establish profiles according to the predictor variables of aggression. To do this, a sample of 317 high school students aged 13 to 18 were administered the Peer Conflict Scale, the Family Functionality Scale, the Brief Emotional Intelligence Inventory for Senior Citizens and the Values for Adolescent Development Scales. The study showed that stress management, positive adolescent development and family functioning predominated in nonaggressive subjects with higher scores than aggressors. There was also a negative relationship between the different types of aggression and emotional intelligence, positive values and family functioning. In addition, two different profiles were found. The first had low scores on all the variables, while the second profile had higher scores on all the variables except family functioning which was higher.

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Subjective Family Structure and Juvenile Delinquency

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research ◽

10.1097/00004356-197902000-00025 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 145

Author(s):

&NA;

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Delinquency ◽

Family Structure

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Feeling Not Wanted/Loved and Depression: Does Gender Matter?

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/00332941211062822 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003329412110628

Author(s):

Manik Ahuja ◽

Joy Okoro ◽

Esther Frimpong ◽

Riddhi P. Doshi ◽

Rajvi J. Wani

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Parental Attachment ◽

Add Health ◽

Logistic Models ◽

Men And Women ◽

Future Studies ◽

National Longitudinal Study ◽

Family Based ◽

Family Based Interventions

Depression affects over 17 million American adults yearly and has been identified as the leading cause of disability in people between the ages of 15 and 44 years. There is evidence that feeling neglect or a lack of parental attachment during childhood is associated with depression. One construct that has been overlooked is love from a parent. The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between individuals who felt not wanted/loved during adolescence and lifetime depression and to examine this association by gender. We examined 5114 participants aged 24–32 years at Wave IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) public use dataset. We used logistic regression analysis to determine the association between an individual feeling not wanted/loved by their parent/caregiver prior to age 18, covariates, and lifetime depression. We then stratified by gender and ran logistic models for both men and women separately. Overall, 16.2% ( n = 827) reported lifetime depression diagnosis, while 16.5% of the participants reported feeling not wanted/loved “often,” while 29.8% reported it as “sometimes.” Feeling not wanted/loved “often” was associated with higher odds of depression (AOR = 3.00; 95% CI, 2.45–3.66; p < .001) versus “sometimes” (AOR = 1.59; 95% CI, 1.31–1.90; p < .001). When stratified by gender, feeling not loved/wanted was associated with depression among both men (AOR = 3.70; 95% CI, 2.60–5.25; p < .001) and women (AOR = 2.73; 95% CI, 2.13–3.48; p < .001). Feeling not loved or wanted by a parent/caregiver during adolescence has serious implications, for both men and women. Future studies should further examine this construct and identify family-based interventions that focus on parent/caregiver and child relationships.

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Family Structure and Family Violence

Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict ◽

10.1016/b978-012373985-8.00067-2 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 813-820 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laura A. McCloskey ◽

Riane Eisler

Keyword(s):

Family Structure ◽

Family Violence

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Is Family Structure Associated with Deviance Propensity during Adolescence? The Role of Family Climate and Anger Dysregulation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17249257 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (24) ◽

pp. 9257

Author(s):

Valeria Saladino ◽

Oriana Mosca ◽

Marco Lauriola ◽

Lilli Hoelzlhammer ◽

Cristina Cabras ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Family Structure ◽

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

Deviant Behavior ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Family Climate ◽

Multigroup Analysis ◽

Indirect Relationship

Transgressive conduct and opposition towards the rules often characterize adolescence. During the development, antisocial and aggressive behavior could be a way to grow personally and to be independent. According to previous studies results, the family has a high impact on teens’ aggressive behaviors and moral disengagement. Our research involved 2328 Italian adolescents (13–19 years old) who have filled in the following questionnaires: deviant behavior questionnaire; aggression questionnaire; family communication scale; moral disengagement scale; the multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Our study investigated the role of family structure on deviance propensity through family climate and anger dysregulation joint influence. We conducted a mediation analysis to reach this goal using structural equation modeling (SEM). We have also conducted a multigroup analysis in order to evaluate gender differences in the SEM. Results showed that both family climate and anger dysregulation mediated the relationship between family structure and deviance propensity. The multigroup analysis revealed that the indirect relationship between variables through family climate is significant for both boys and girls (higher in females); variables indirect relationship through anger dysregulation was significant only for girls. These data could be useful for prevention and intervention programs on children–parent relationships and to reduce antisociality and teenager’s aggressive behavior.

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