ABSTRACT

Delinquent behaviors among juveniles have been problematic in South Korea. More specifically, the recent rate of juvenile crimes has increased. Despite efforts to find causes of juvenile delinquency, it has remained an unresolved social problem in South Korea. Concerning these issues, this study applies Gottfredson and Hirschi’s low self-control and Akers’s definitions to the relationship between parenting and juvenile delinquency. This study used a Korean data set from the International Self-Report Delinquency 3 Study (n = 1,469). Through Structural Equation Modeling, this study found that low self-control and misperception about delinquency fully mediated the relationship between parental management and juvenile delinquency. Further, low self-control was statistically related to misperceptions about deviant behaviors. Overall, findings revealed that parenting played a critical role in demonstrating the relationship between low self-control, misperception, and juvenile delinquency. Therefore, the integrated model would provide a potential solution for juvenile delinquency in South Korea.

摘要

在韩国，青少年的犯罪行为一直存在问题。更具体地说，最近青少年犯罪率有所增加。尽管努力寻找青少年犯罪的原因，但它在韩国仍然是一个悬而未决的社会问题。关于这些问题，本研究将 Gottfredson 和 Hirschi 的低自制力以及 Akers 的定义应用到养育与青少年犯罪之间的关系中。本研究使用了来自国际自我报告犯罪 3 研究 (n = 1,469) 的韩国数据集。通过结构方程模型，本研究发现低自控力和对犯罪的误解在父母管理与青少年犯罪之间的关系中起完全中介作用。此外，低自控力在统计学上与对异常行为的误解有关。全面的，研究结果表明，养育子女在证明低自控力、误解和青少年犯罪之间的关系方面发挥了关键作用。因此，综合模型将为韩国的青少年犯罪提供一个潜在的解决方案。