Purpose

Maturation has recently been revived as a relevant, and complex, integrated theoretical concept with empirical support, particularly among offender populations. The theoretical concept evolved from an abstract, age-associated term, to a series of specific domains, including psychosocial, adult role, identity, civic, and cognitive processes. While existing research has empirically supported the interrelated nature of these domains, questions remain over whether these internal processes may be externally influenced, particularly among offenders.

Methods

The current study uses the longitudinal Pathways to Desistance Study to test whether specific social bonding experiences, relating to family socialization processes and social bonds within the community, facilitate maturational growth within specific domains of the integrated maturation theory. Supplemental analyses focus on age-specific considerations of social and maturational change.

Results

The current study identifies significant within-individual variation in adult role maturation through family social processes. Findings also show consistent between-individual influences of positive family bonding stimulating domains of maturation. Social bonds with other adult figures provide no support for maturational growth.

Conclusion

Maturational growth not only involves distinct domains influencing each other, as individuals age, but is also impacted by positive familial bonds among individuals with significant offense histories, in both adolescence and early adulthood.

中文翻译：

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在过渡到成年后，通过青少年之间的社会纽带促进成熟

目的

最近，成熟性作为一种相关的，复杂的，综合的理论概念得到了经验支持，特别是在罪犯群体中得到了复兴。理论概念从抽象的与年龄相关的术语演变为一系列特定领域，包括社会心理，成人角色，身份，公民和认知过程。尽管现有的研究从经验上支持了这些领域的相互关联性质，但对于这些内部过程是否可能受到外部影响，尤其是在犯罪者中间，仍然存在疑问。

方法

当前的研究使用纵向的抗病途径研究来检验与家庭社会化过程和社区内的社会纽带有关的特定社会纽带经历是否在综合成熟理论的特定领域内促进了成熟成长。补充分析的重点是针对社会和成熟变化的特定年龄因素。

结果

当前的研究发现，通过家庭社交过程，成人角色成熟度存在显着的个体内部差异。研究结果还表明，积极的家庭联系促进了成熟域的个体间一致影响。与其他成年人的社会纽带不支持成熟的成长。

结论

成熟的成长不仅涉及随着个体年龄的增长而相互影响的不同领域，而且还受到青春期和成年早期具有重要进攻历史的个体之间积极的家族联系的影响。