TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Prediction of Delinquency: The Role of Depression, Risk-Taking, and Parental Attachment
JO  - Behaviour change
A1  - Leas, Loranie
A1  - Mellor, David
SP  - 155
EP  - 166
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - This study investigated the relative contributions of risk-taking behaviour (RTB), parental attachment, and depression to delinquency. Data were gathered from 108 university students and youth group members, aged between 17 and 23 years (M = 19 years). Each participant completed four self-report questionnaires: the Australian Self-report Delinquency Scale, the Adolescent Risk-taking Questionnaire, the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, and the Beck Depression Inventory. The three predictor variables were significantly related to each other, and risk-taking behaviour and depression uniquely predicted total delinquency. While parent attachment was not a significant predictor of delinquency, when the subscales of parent attachment were assessed individually, parental trust and communication inversely predicted delinquent behaviour. Although based on a nondeviant sample, the findings suggest that adolescents who display poor parent attachment, depression, or high risk-taking behaviour, singularly or in combination, are more prone to engage in delinquent behaviour. The results hold a number of potentially important implications for both further studies and the design and provision of intervention and preventative programs. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Behaviour Change, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by the Australian Academic Press)  Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Offender Juvenile Depression Juvenile Behavior Risk Taking Behavior Parent Child Attachment Parent Child Relations Family Attachment Family Relations Depression Effects Behavior Effects Delinquency Causes Australia Foreign Countries 02-02<p />
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SN  - 0813-4839
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -