Chan Gloria Hongyee, Lo T Wing
School of Social Science, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong.
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
J Adolesc. 2016 Jul;50:69-80. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 May 24.
This study examines the relationship between negative experiences, negative emotions, and delinquent behavior among young people in a social withdrawal situation. There were 533 participants in this study and various quantitative analyses were utilized. Results showed that participants with a longer period of social withdrawal were generally less affected by negative experiences, while those with a higher level of social withdrawal were more affected by negative experiences, particularly negative relationships with other people. Also, both negative emotions and higher level of social withdrawal mediated the relationship between negative experiences and involvement in delinquent behavior, with negative emotions displaying a higher mediating effect. This reflects that the root of delinquent behavior is the negative experiences which arouse negative emotions, rather than the social withdrawal behavior itself. Results imply that practitioners should first explore the negative experiences suffered by these young people, so as to provide them the most appropriate support.
本研究考察了处于社交退缩情境中的年轻人的负面经历、负面情绪与犯罪行为之间的关系。本研究共有533名参与者，并采用了各种定量分析方法。结果显示，社交退缩时间较长的参与者通常受负面经历的影响较小，而社交退缩程度较高的参与者则更容易受到负面经历的影响，尤其是与他人的负面关系。此外，负面情绪和较高水平的社交退缩在负面经历与参与犯罪行为之间起中介作用，其中负面情绪的中介作用更强。这表明，犯罪行为的根源是引发负面情绪的负面经历，而非社交退缩行为本身。研究结果意味着，从业者应首先探究这些年轻人所遭受的负面经历，以便为他们提供最恰当的支持。
