긴장이 청소년의 비행에 미치는 영향: 정서 문제를 중심으로

초록

Understanding the causes of juvenile delinquency and providing adequate solutions to them are important for retraining and preventing crime in adulthood. In this study, on the basis of the General Strain Theory, we examined the relationship between strain and delinquent behavior with a particular focus on emotional disturbance. We began from the assumption that, identification of individual differences can be helpful in diagnosis and intervention. As a result of latent profile analysis of data from the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey, we found five latent classes of individual differences in emotional disturbance. Our results suggest that the relationship between strain and delinquency varies by classes. Whilst our results at large support the general strain theory, a number of unexplained findings remain. It seems that emotion plays a crucial role in the link between strain and delinquency. Finally, the implications of the present study on juvenile delinquency are discussed and other methods and research ideas are suggested for future studies.

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