TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A prospective, longitudinal cohort study: the impact of child maltreatment on delinquency among South Korean youth in middle and high school
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Cho, Minhae
SP  - 235
EP  - 245
VL  - 88
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Cultural groups vary in how they understand child maltreatment and children's misbehavior and these cultural variations may impact the relationship between maltreatment and delinquency. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the impact of maltreatment on delinquency among South Korean youth. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Using Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey data, this study followed two cohorts of middle (n = 2,275) and high (n = 2,272) school youth for their first self-reported delinquency over 4 years. <br><br>METHOD: Discrete-time hazard model was used for the analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: Approximately 19% of middle and 11% of high school youth engaged in delinquency for 4 years. Maltreatment is associated with delinquency only for high school youth (HR = 1.42). In both cohorts, male youth with high levels of aggression were more likely to engage in delinquency. Additional risk factors included high levels of depression (HR = 1.36) and negative attitudes toward school rules (HR = 0.68), father's education less than high school (HR = 0.63), low levels of self-control (HR = 0.63). <br><br>FINDINGS also identified culturally unique factors that place Korean youth at heightened risk of delinquency: mother's education more than high school (HR = 1.49) and higher family income (HR = 1.93). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Preventive interventions need to identify culturally specific risk factors for youth at increased risk of delinquency and thus these preventive interventions should be culturally tailored.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.021
ID  - ref1
ER  -