Purpose Legal socialization is the study of how individuals develop their attitudes towards the law and its authorities. While research on perceptions of legal authorities has increased, studies have not adequately examined developmental trends in youths’ obligation to obey the law in particular. Methods This study uses a cross-sectional sample of 218 adolescent-parent dyads in two states and utilizes two assessment strategies for the obligation to obey the law. Results The results indicate that paralleling the age-crime curve, the obligation to obey the law exhibits a curvilinear trend, declining during adolescence before increasing into adulthood. Second, parental perceptions of the obligation to obey the law were consistently associated with their children’s obligation to obey the law throughout adolescence. Conclusions Development and intergenerational socialization emerge as vital components in understanding youths’ perceived obligation to obey the law.

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年龄差异和父母对青少年遵守法律义务的影响

目的法律社会化是对个人如何发展对法律及其权威的态度的研究。尽管对法律权威观念的研究有所增加，但研究并未充分检验青年人特别遵守法律义务的发展趋势。方法：本研究使用两个州的218名青少年双亲的横断面样本，并采用两种评估策略来遵守法律。结果结果表明，与年龄-犯罪曲线平行，遵守法律的义务呈曲线趋势，在青春期下降，直到成年。其次，父母对遵守法律义务的看法与子女在整个青春期遵守法律的义务是一致的。