Sex, violence, and drugs among Latin American and Caribbean adolescents: Do engaged parents make a difference?

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“…That is, first, a strong attachment allows children to spend much time with parents, preventing them from getting involved in delinquent acts as much by reducing the time to encounter peers who might facilitate such acts. Second, attachment reinforces the psychological presence of parents, inhibiting delinquent acts by making children spontaneously think of their parents even in their absence (Gardner & Steinberg, 2005 ; Gersh et al., 2018 ; Ruprah et al., 2017 ).…”

“…The uninvolved parenting attitude of parents who are indifferent to and neglectful of their children is reported to contribute to the increasing juvenile delinquency (Ruprah et al., 2017 ). Similarly, adolescents who were physically abused by parents are more likely to become juvenile delinquents (Ibabe, 2019 ; James et al., 2018 ).…”

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“…A pesar de lo anterior, las relaciones de los adolescentes con sus padres pueden representar un factor protector relevante (Rodrigo et al, 2004), lo que es importante teniendo en cuenta, además, que los padres de los adolescentes representan un grupo social altamente interesado en recibir apoyo para orientar a sus hijos (Thorslund;Johansson;Axberg, 2017). La formación parental es entendida como el conjunto de acciones que generan un cambio en el comportamiento de los padres, lo que incide en la relación padre-hijo y sus factores asociados (Martín et al, 2009), a la vez que puede resultar en beneficios para el comportamiento de sus hijos en la adolescencia (Ruprah;Sierra;Sutton, 2017).…”