An Empirical Test of Age-Graded Informal Social Control Theory: New Correlates of Youth Deviance

Ünlü, Ali; Ekici, Niyazi; Tasgin, Serkan; Entzminger, Phillip

doi:10.1177/0011128720968493

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“…For example, smaller families tend to have more effective child-rearing practices. However, as the number of siblings in a family grows, parents' capacity to supervise their children effectively diminishes [20]. Consequently, youth raised in overcrowded families are more prone to engage in criminal activities or substance abuse.…”

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“…When confronted with "culture shock," families typically strive to preserve their core familial structure to safeguard their identity and culture, or they adapt to integrate into metropolitan life [22]. Additionally, various risk factors including the number of siblings, the educational levels of both parents, and the employment status of parents are associated with youth delinquency and substance use in these settings [20].…”

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Risk Factors Associated with Conduct Disorder Traits Among High School Participants in Turkey

Prajapati,

Rahmani,

Unlu

et al. 2024

Academia Mental Health and Well-Being

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Objective: To identify the risk factors associated with conduct disorder traits in a sample of Turkish high school participants. Methods: The survey encompassed 31,604 high school students, from which a final sample of 31,272 was selected for data analysis. The survey instrument had 66 questions in total with multiple sub-questions, and it was collected by the Istanbul Department of Education using trained counselors and teachers. The questions used to explore the risk factors associated with conduct disorder had sub-questions that were added to generate variables of interest used in this study. Linear regression between the dependent variable (conduct disorder traits) and independent variables (psychosocial and substance use) was used, with the level of significance set at p < 0.05. Results: The model explains about 13.2% and 11.6% of the variance in conduct disorder traits among male and female participants, respectively. Participants with high anomie, high irritability, high religious self-practices, and less religious beliefs were significantly more likely to have higher conduct disorder traits scores. The participant characteristics that had significantly low conduct disorder traits scores include those who spent less time with peers, spent more time with family, had more parental involvement, low family substance use, high peer influence, better school grades, higher depression and anxiety scores, and those with low substance use. Conclusion: In this data, many statistically significant risk factors were associated with the development of conduct disorder traits. This is the first study to report risk factors for conduct disorder traits in a large sample of Turkish youth.

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Risk Factors Associated with Conduct Disorder Traits Among High School Participants in Turkey

Prajapati,

Rahmani,

Unlu

et al. 2024

Academia Mental Health and Well-Being

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“…They also long for more money or some enjoyable possessions that they cannot afford to have. Relative to this, Unlu et al (2021) indicates that the less income a family has, the more likely for youth to engage in delinquent behavior. • Family Binge Drinking.…”

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‘Looban’: A Multiple-Case Study on Delinquency of Teenagers Shaped by Dysfunctional Families

Baloran,

Mancha,

Lomonsod

et al. 2024

EJSSS

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Young people engage in delinquent behavior. It covers crimes against persons, crimes against things, crimes against public order, and drug offenses. Delinquent behavior is, therefore, an unmanageable activity that affects the community. This research presents the different experiences of three delinquent teenagers whose dysfunctional families shaped them in a community called “Sitio Looban” in the Philippines. This study utilized a qualitative multiple-case study to understand and describe the different stories of each participant-case. The study sought to answer the research questions about the family factors that contribute to the delinquency of teenagers, their delinquent experiences, and their feelings and thoughts as delinquent teenagers. The researchers used an in-depth interview to gather the necessary data from the informants. Within-case and cross-case analysis were used to analyze the data, wherein emerging themes were created to describe the family factors that contributed to the delinquency of the teenagers, which include broken family, poor parenting, home discord vis-à-vis peer influence, child neglect, poor family, and family binge drinking. Emerging themes were also created to discuss the delinquent experiences of teenagers, which involve theft, using counterfeit money, and gambling cheating. There were also emerging themes created to describe the feelings and thoughts of the delinquent teenagers, which include: unconditional love and support, happiness towards friendship, regrets, fear, embarrassment, and hatred and anger. This study supports the Strain Theory and Social Control Theory, which explain that negative relationships with family lead to delinquent behaviors in teenagers. Implications for practice and future researchers are provided in this paper. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/soc/0737/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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“…For example, the General Strain Theory [10] states that terrorism often arises when individuals endure unjust collective strains influenced by significantly more powerful entities and the act of terror carries a high magnitude of civilian impact [10]. Meanwhile, the Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control suggests that individuals with weakened social ties are more likely to commit violent (extremist) acts [11][12][13]. When those ties are weakened, individuals are more likely to commit crimes [14].…”

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Radicalization Processes and Transitional Phases in Female and Male Detainees Residing in Dutch Terrorism Wings

Thijssen,

Sijtsema,

Bogaerts

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Background: Radicalization, violent extremism, and terrorism are risks to societal security. Although research on terrorism-related behaviors is increasing, thorough empirical studies are rare. Methods: This study investigates radicalization processes and transitions in a matched sample of female and male terrorist suspects and convicts (N = 26) residing in Dutch penitentiary terrorism wings. Results: Results show that both men and women often experienced discrimination. A subgroup of women grew up in a stressful family environment and lacked emotional support from their family, whereas the other women did not experience such circumstances. The majority of the study sample was susceptible to connecting with radicalized friends or family members. Interestingly, factors that initially led to radicalization (e.g., a utopian image of the Islamic State) could later turn out to be factors associated with abandoning extremism. Conclusions: In this study, differences in radicalization processes and transitional phases between women and men emerged. Men more often had police contact prior to a terrorism-related offense. Making an effort to right old mistakes seemed important in the radicalization processes of men, whereas women had a stronger desire for emotional support and were more driven by experienced trauma and feelings of loneliness. This study provides input for gender-specific prevention and disengagement interventions.

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An Empirical Test of Age-Graded Informal Social Control Theory: New Correlates of Youth Deviance

Cited by 3 publications

References 76 publications

Risk Factors Associated with Conduct Disorder Traits Among High School Participants in Turkey

Risk Factors Associated with Conduct Disorder Traits Among High School Participants in Turkey

‘Looban’: A Multiple-Case Study on Delinquency of Teenagers Shaped by Dysfunctional Families

Radicalization Processes and Transitional Phases in Female and Male Detainees Residing in Dutch Terrorism Wings

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