May David C, Vartanian Lesa Rae, Virgo Keri
Department of Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond 40475, USA.
Adolescence. 2002 Summer;37(146):267-87.
This paper examines the effect of parental attachment and supervision on fear of crime among adolescent males. Earlier work has suggested that feelings of powerlessness and association with deviant peers have a significant impact on adolescent fear of crime. As the nature of the parent-adolescent relationship is also a key predictor of adolescent self-concept and quality of peer relationships, we felt that parental attachment and supervision should also impact fear of crime. Using self-report surveys from 318 incarcerated adolescent males, we examine the effect of parental attachment and supervision, along with other demographic and contextual variables, on fear of criminal victimization, perceived safety, and perceptions of risk. The results indicate that those boys who are most attached to their parents are less fearful of criminal victimization and feel safer in their environment than do their counterparts with weaker parental attachments. Additionally, those boys whose parents supervise them closely are more fearful of criminal victimization, but have lower levels of perceived risk of victimization. Implications and ramifications for social policies and future research are also discussed.
本文考察了父母依恋和监管对青少年男性犯罪恐惧的影响。早期研究表明，无助感以及与不良同伴的交往对青少年犯罪恐惧有显著影响。由于亲子关系的性质也是青少年自我概念和同伴关系质量的关键预测因素，我们认为父母依恋和监管也应会影响犯罪恐惧。通过对318名被监禁青少年男性的自我报告调查，我们考察了父母依恋和监管以及其他人口统计学和背景变量对犯罪受害恐惧、感知安全性和风险认知的影响。结果表明，与父母关系最紧密的男孩比父母依恋较弱的同龄人更不害怕犯罪受害，并且在其环境中感觉更安全。此外，父母密切监管的男孩更害怕犯罪受害，但受害的感知风险水平较低。本文还讨论了对社会政策和未来研究的启示和影响。
