Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, PO Box 400277, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA,
J Youth Adolesc. 2013 Nov;42(11):1651-60. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9859-3. Epub 2012 Nov 18.
Mapping the relationship of peer influences and parental/family characteristics on delinquency can help expand the understanding of findings that show an interdependence between peer and family predictors. This study explored the longitudinal relationship between two characteristics of peer relationships (violence and perceived popularity) with subsequent individual delinquency and the moderating role of family characteristics (cohesion and parental monitoring) using data from the Chicago Youth Development Study. Participants were 364 inner-city residing adolescent boys (54% African American; 40% Hispanic). After controlling for the effects of age and ethnicity, peer violence is positively related to boys' delinquency. The effect of popularity depends on parental monitoring, such that the relationship between popularity and delinquency is positive when parental monitoring is low, but there is no relationship when parental monitoring is high. Furthermore, parental monitoring contributes to the relationship between peer violence and delinquency such that there is a stronger relationship when parental monitoring is low. Additionally, there is a stronger relationship between peer violence and delinquency for boys from high cohesive families. Findings point to the value of attention to multiple aspects of peer and family relationships in explaining and intervening in the risk for delinquency. Furthermore, findings indicate the importance of family-focused interventions in preventing delinquency.
绘制同伴影响和父母/家庭特征与犯罪之间的关系图，可以帮助扩大对同伴和家庭预测因素之间相互依存关系的研究结果的理解。本研究使用来自芝加哥青少年发展研究的数据，探讨了同伴关系的两个特征（暴力和感知受欢迎程度）与随后的个体犯罪之间的纵向关系，以及家庭特征（凝聚力和父母监督）的调节作用。参与者为 364 名居住在市中心的青少年男孩（54%为非裔美国人；40%为西班牙裔）。在控制年龄和种族的影响后，同伴暴力与男孩的犯罪行为呈正相关。受欢迎程度的影响取决于父母的监督，即当父母的监督较低时，受欢迎程度与犯罪行为呈正相关，但当父母的监督较高时，两者之间没有关系。此外，父母监督对同伴暴力与犯罪行为之间的关系有影响，当父母监督较低时，两者之间的关系更强。此外，来自凝聚力强的家庭的男孩，其同伴暴力与犯罪行为之间的关系更强。研究结果表明，在解释和干预犯罪风险时，关注同伴和家庭关系的多个方面具有重要价值。此外，研究结果表明，以家庭为中心的干预措施对预防犯罪具有重要意义。
