Family environments of adolescent sex offenders and other juvenile delinquents.
This study compared the family environments of adolescent sex offenders and violent and nonviolent juvenile delinquents with a normative sample of adolescents. Differences between the juvenile delinquents and the normative sample were found on six of the ten subscales of the Family Environment Scale (i.e., cohesion, expressiveness, independence, intellectual-cultural orientation, active-recreational orientation, and control). No differences were found on four variables (i.e., conflict, achievement orientation, moral-religious emphasis, and organization). No differences were found among the three categories of juvenile delinquents. Implications of the findings for clinical intervention and further research are offered.
Bischof
G P
GP
Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, USA.
Stith
S M
SM
Whitney
M L
ML
D000293:Adolescent; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment; D012945:Social Values; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology