Henggeler S W, Edwards J, Borduin C M
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1987 Jun;15(2):199-209. doi: 10.1007/BF00916349.
This study evaluated the assumption that the family relations of female delinquents are more dysfunctional than those of male delinquents. In a 2 X 2 (gender by delinquency status) design, 32 intact families were matched on demographic variables, and the male and female delinquents were matched on arrest data. Mothers, fathers, and adolescents were administered a self-report personality inventory and were observed during a family interaction task. Consistent with the extant literature, families of delinquents had low rates of facilitative information exchange and delinquent adolescents were more dominant toward their mothers than were well-adjusted adolescents. It was also observed that fathers of delinquents were more dominant toward their wives than were fathers of well-adjusted adolescents. In regard to the primary purpose of the study, it was observed that mother-adolescent dyads and parents in families of female delinquents had higher rates of conflict than their counterparts in families of male delinquents. In addition, the fathers of female delinquents were more neurotic than the fathers of male delinquents. These findings provide some support for the view that the families of female delinquents are especially dysfunctional.
本研究评估了这样一种假设，即女性少年犯的家庭关系比男性少年犯的家庭关系功能更失调。在一个2×2（性别×犯罪状况）的设计中，32个完整家庭在人口统计学变量上进行了匹配，男性和女性少年犯在逮捕数据上进行了匹配。母亲、父亲和青少年都接受了一份自我报告式的人格量表测试，并在一项家庭互动任务中接受观察。与现有文献一致，少年犯家庭中促进性信息交流的比例较低，与适应良好的青少年相比，犯罪青少年对其母亲更具主导性。研究还发现，与适应良好的青少年的父亲相比，少年犯的父亲对其妻子更具主导性。关于该研究的主要目的，研究发现，女性少年犯家庭中的母子二元组和父母之间的冲突率高于男性少年犯家庭中的相应情况。此外，女性少年犯的父亲比男性少年犯的父亲更神经质。这些发现为女性少年犯的家庭尤其功能失调这一观点提供了一些支持。
