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- Title
Social Support as a Potential Moderator of Adolescent Delinquent Behaviors.
- Authors
MacNeil, Gordon; Stewart, J. Chris; Kaufman, Allan V.
- Abstract
The issue of juvenile delinquency continues to concern both policy makers and parents. Engaging in negative behaviors or activities that are not socially acceptable can have serious implications for adolescents' physical, emotional, and social development. Therefore, it is important that human service practitioners working with adolescents understand those factors that influence their delinquent behavior in order to develop effective interventions. This paper reports the findings of a study of self-reported delinquent activity among a sample of 779 adolescents who attended middle schools in a large urban city in the southwest United States. The study examines the relationships between delinquent behavior, social support, and a variety of other psychosocial factors. The implications of those relationships for human service practice and research are discussed.
- Subjects
JUVENILE delinquency; SOCIAL development; HUMAN services; SOCIAL workers; BEHAVIORAL assessment; SOCIAL support
- Publication
Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 2000, Vol 17, Issue 5, p361
- ISSN
0738-0151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1007555014397