Sociology Department, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2011 Jul;40(7):786-99. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9591-9. Epub 2010 Sep 24.
There is a long tradition of studying parent-child relationships and adolescent delinquency. However, the association between parent-child relationships and criminal offending during young adulthood is less well understood. Although the developmental tasks of young adulthood tend to focus on intimate relationships, employment, and family formation, the parent-child bond persists over the life course and likely continues to inform and shape behavior beyond adolescence. Using data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), the influence of parental involvement on patterns of offending among respondents interviewed first as adolescents (mean age of 15 years), and later as young adults (mean age of 20 years), is examined. The TARS sample used for our study (N = 1,007) is demographically diverse (49.5% female; 25.3% Black; 7.2% Hispanic) and includes youth beyond those enrolled in college. The influences of both early and later parenting factors such as support, monitoring and conflict on young adults' criminal behavior are examined. Results show that early monitoring and ongoing parental support are associated with lower offending in young adulthood. These effects persist net of peer influence and adolescent delinquency. This suggests the importance of examining multiple ways in which parental resources and support influence early adult behavior and well-being.
有研究亲子关系和青少年犯罪的悠久传统。然而，亲子关系与年轻人犯罪之间的关联不太为人理解。尽管成年早期的发展任务往往集中在亲密关系、就业和家庭形成上，但亲子关系会贯穿一生，并可能继续影响和塑造青春期后的行为。本研究利用托莱多青少年关系研究（TARS）的数据，考察了父母参与度对青少年（平均年龄为 15 岁）首次接受访谈者和后来作为年轻人（平均年龄为 20 岁）的犯罪模式的影响。我们研究中使用的 TARS 样本（N=1007）在人口统计学上具有多样性（49.5%为女性；25.3%为黑人；7.2%为西班牙裔），包括那些没有上大学的青少年。本研究还考察了早期和后期的父母因素（如支持、监督和冲突）对年轻人犯罪行为的影响。结果表明，早期的监督和持续的父母支持与成年早期较低的犯罪率有关。这些影响在控制了同伴影响和青少年犯罪后仍然存在。这表明，需要研究父母资源和支持影响早期成年行为和幸福的多种方式。
