University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2023 Oct;67(13-14):1425-1446. doi: 10.1177/0306624X231172647. Epub 2023 May 19.
Peer influence is generally understood to be one of the primary predictors of crime and delinquency. It is unclear, however, whether the mechanism that connects peer association, endorsement of deviant values, and delinquent behavior applies equally across different age and sex groups. This study examined age- and gender-specific susceptibility to delinquent and prosocial peer influence using a sample of justice-involved individuals. Based on multigroup structural equation modeling, the author found the nexus among peer association, endorsement of deviant values, and violent delinquency varied across gender and age groups. Among adult male respondents, delinquent peers strengthened deviant culture whereas prosocial peers inhibited that culture. Among juvenile respondents, deviant culture was not inhibited by relationships with prosocial peers. The results for adult females showed no significant influence by either delinquent or prosocial peers.
同伴影响通常被认为是犯罪和青少年犯罪的主要预测因素之一。然而，尚不清楚连接同伴交往、越轨价值观认可和青少年犯罪行为的机制是否在不同年龄和性别群体中同样适用。本研究使用涉及司法的个体样本，检验了对犯罪和亲社会同伴影响的特定年龄和性别易感性。基于多群组结构方程模型，作者发现，同伴交往、越轨价值观认可和暴力犯罪之间的关联在性别和年龄群体中存在差异。在成年男性受访者中，犯罪同伴增强了越轨文化，而亲社会同伴则抑制了这种文化。在青少年受访者中，与亲社会同伴的关系并没有抑制越轨文化。对于成年女性，无论是犯罪同伴还是亲社会同伴都没有显著影响。
