Faculty Publications
Family Structure, Family Processes, Economic Factors, And Delinquency: Similarities And Differences By Race And Ethnicity
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Delinquency, Economic factors, Family processes, Family structure, Race/ethnicity
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Volume
7
Issue
2
First Page
79
Last Page
99
Abstract
Using data from the Add Health Study, the authors examined relationships among family structure, family processes, and economic factors with delinquency and to what extent similarities and differences may exist for Whites, African Americans, and Hispanics. Results from negative binomial regression analyses indicated that, in general, of the family processes, maternal attachment was consistently found to be an important predictor of nonserious and serious delinquency irrespective of family structure, economic factors, and race and ethnicity. The results are discussed within the context of Hirschi's original interpretation of social control theory, and future directions for research are suggested. © 2009 SAGE Publications.
Department
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
Original Publication Date
4-27-2009
DOI of published version
10.1177/1541204008327144
Recommended Citation
Leiber, Michael J.; Mack, Kristin Y.; and Featherstone, Richard, "Family Structure, Family Processes, Economic Factors, And Delinquency: Similarities And Differences By Race And Ethnicity" (2009). Faculty Publications. 2259.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2259
