Citation

Le TN, Stockdale GD. J. Clin. Child Adolesc. Psychol. 2005; 34(4): 681-691.

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(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

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Abstract

Although the study of delinquency has previously focused on identifying individual, family, peer, and social risk and protective factors, little empirical research has studied cultural factors and their relations to delinquency. In a large community sample of 329 Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian/Mien, and Vietnamese youths, individualism was positively related to, and collectivism negatively related to, self-reported delinquency, with partial mediation through peer delinquency (PD). Although the percentage of variance in delinquency attributable to individualismñcollectivism was small compared to PD, it cannot be discounted as trivial. The results also supported the measurement and structural invariance of these associations across the 4 ethnic groups. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2005. Copyright © 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates)

Sociocultural Factors
Cultural Factors
Cultural Heritage
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Offender
Delinquency Causes
Delinquency Protective Factors
Delinquency Risk Factors
Individual Risk Factors
Individual Protective Factors
Peer Delinquency
Peer Risk Factors
Peer Protective Factors
Family Risk Factors
Family Protective Factors
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