@article{ref1,
title="Family dynamics and delinquency: understanding the experience of female adolescents with their families",
journal="Journal of criminal psychology",
year="2021",
author="Sumari, Melati and Baharudin, Dini Farhana and Ahmed Tharbe, Ida Hartina and A. Razak, Norsafatul Aznin and Md Khalid, Norfaezah",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="1-20",
abstract="PURPOSE This study aims to explore the family experiences of delinquent adolescents and uses a descriptive phenomenological research design. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The study explores the family experiences of delinquent adolescents and uses a descriptive phenomenological research design. Eight adolescents that were under detainment in a rehabilitation centre in Malaysia participated in the study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and reflective journals. <br><br>FINDINGS Five themes common to the participants' experience were inductively identified from the analysis. These were: life without guidance, alienation and isolation, conflict on how the family is managed; I am still a little child and prisoners at home. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE Despite many studies on delinquent adolescents were conducted in Malaysia, no study has been conducted so far to explore and understand the experience of female adolescents in their families.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2009-3829",
doi="10.1108/JCP-06-2020-0027",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JCP-06-2020-0027"
}