Sökning: "adolescents delinquency"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade orden adolescents delinquency.
1. Situational sources of rule-breaking acts : an analytic criminology approach
Sammanfattning : Criminology has long been divided by mainly focusing on people’s propensities to commit crimes, on the one hand, and environmental characteristics conducive to crime, on the other. Such a division must be bridged to advance knowledge about why some people, but not others, commit rule-breaking acts in some environments but not in others. LÄS MER
2. Preventing underage alcohol drinking through working with parents
Sammanfattning : An evaluation is reported of an alcohol prevention program that targets parents in order to decrease drinking among 13-16 year-olds. The evaluation was performed in a quasi-experimental study with a matched control group and annual assessments, directed at youths and their parents independently, in a longitudinal intention-to-treat design. LÄS MER
3. Understanding Parents' Role on Adolescents' Involvement in Organized Sports Activities
Sammanfattning : There is a consensus among scholars that participation in organized activities, such as sports, can provide youth with opportunities for positive development. Yet, the amount of time that youth spend on sports decreases over time, especially during adolescence. Immigrant youth and girls, in general, are the most disadvantaged. LÄS MER
4. Characteristics of adolescent females with limited delinquency : Developmental challenges in relation to family, peers and education
Sammanfattning : Adolescence is a developmental period marked with several changes in a young person’s life. Most adolescents who commit crimes desist over time. Despite this, research has mainly focused on those with extensive and long-term delinquency, including mostly males. Young females with limited delinquency are thus an under-researched group. LÄS MER
5. Mutual actions : developmental links between aspects of the parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent risk behaviors
Sammanfattning : Adolescence is a critical time for the onset or intensification of engagement in risk behaviors, such as delinquency and alcohol use. Parents are often advised to supervise adolescents or set rules for behavior control in order to protect their adolescents from harm. LÄS MER