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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Delinquent Behavior"”.
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An Analysis and Measurement of Value Orientations as Related to Conventional and Delinquent Behavior
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Differential Development of Delinquent Behavior In A Matched Sample of Gang- and Nongang- Affiliated Youth
… disproportionate amount of all serious crime and delinquent acts. Methodological limitations of previous work, however, have limited our understanding of the precise role of the organized gang in predicting this crime. Differences in background risk factors between gang- and nongang- affiliated …
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Teacher Biases and Expectations: Impact on Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, Delinquent Behavior Among Black Grade School Students
<p>Black children and adolescents in today’s society face so many challenges that come about from the hands of authority figures in their life, their environment, the education system, and society as a whole. Through a critical review of literature, the author sought to answer three research …
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Socialinių pedagogų požiūris į delinkventinį paauglių elgesį skatinančias televizijos programas /
… heroes, adolescents may develop a tendency to delinquent behavior and than use it in real life: interacting with teachers, their peers, other members of society. In order to reduce the formation of delinquent behavior of social educators uses various methods (individual, group and work with …
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An empirical evaluation of Edwin H. Sutherland's theory of differential association
… its validity and usefulness in explaining delinquent behavior among members of a selected population. A sample of college sophomores was utilized for this purpose. These subjects appeared to be typical of white middle-class college students. Relationships between differential association, …
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Emotions in Sports
… recent years the NCAA has had problems with the delinquent behavior of collegiate athletes on and off the field. The ability to know what causes athletes to act out will help athletic programs and reputations. Psychological behaviors have been related to sports performance and behavior in prior …
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School, Disability Status, and Delinquency: An Examination of Delinquency Among Rural Adolescents
… relationship between learning disabilities and delinquent behavior. The purpose of the current study is to assess how specific learning disabilities relate to various forms of delinquent behavior among adolescents from rural high schools in a southern state. Specifically, this study aims to …
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The relative risk : parenting, poverty, and peers in the three city study of moving to opportunity
… low-income adolescents' engagement in risky and delinquent behavior. I use ethnographic data from a mixed-method study of a randomized housing experiment: The Three City Study of Moving to Opportunity. The ethnography was conducted over 8 months in 2004-2005 with thirty-nine families, including …
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BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTORS OF EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR IN LATE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: A TWIN STUDY
… study examined the role of birth complications, delinquent peers and siblings, and specific dopamine receptors on the development of externalizing behavior in children and adolescents, along with the role of heritability in aggression and delinquency. Specifically, it was hypothesized that …
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STRUGGLING STUDENTS BECOME SUCCESSFUL ART MENTORS: A MIXED METHOD MULTI-CASE STUDY
… an art mentor would have on academic success, delinquent behavior, and self-concept. Results suggest a positive relationship between being an art mentor and academic performance as defined through a .5 average positive increase in GPA and positive changes noted by classroom teachers. Results …
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An Examination of Household Chaos and Neighborhood Collective Efficacy on Adolescents’ Legal Cynicism and Delinquency
… fifteen-year-old teens’ legal cynicism and delinquent behavior. This research utilizes the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to conduct a path analysis. The theoretical framework for this project draws from social disorganization theory and ecological systems theory. This …
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Relationship between the amount of parental supervision time and child delinquency.
… and whether or not the oldest child exhibited delinquent behavior such as fighting, playing hooky, and being sent to detention or the principal's office. The study found that the more time parents spend in supervision and in engaging activities with their daughters, the less likely these …
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Fatherless homes and delinquency: a study of institutionalized African American male youth
… (i.e., father-absence) appears to be related to delinquent behavior through the mediating variables of parental supervision, discipline, and gender role modeling. The results from this study suggest that the dynamics within a family system are more important in explaining delinquent behavior than …
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Effects of Religiosity and Self-Control on At-Risk Adolescent Substance Use and Delinquency
… risk-taking. Common examples of these risky behaviors include substance use and engagement in delinquent activity. Adolescent substance use and delinquent behavior can lead to a range of negative outcomes, some of which carry into adulthood. These negative consequences are especially evident …
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A study of juvenile delinquency in Harrisonburg, Virginia from July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1956
… cases and background characteristics of the delinquents. Also, to interpret to the public the method of treatment of delinquents. The study revealed that 5.5% of the total juvenile population was delinquent. A greater percentage of juveniles 14 years of age were delinquent than in any other …
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Using Student Risk Factors to Predict Student-School Connectivity
… drug use, household composition, and delinquent behavior) predict student-school connectivity. For the study, a secondary data source was used comprising of 557 secondary school students. The data was collected by a small urban/rural north central Ohio school district in May of 2011. …
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Social bonding and delinquency: a multivariate analysis
… will be inversely related to participation in delinquent activity; (d) participation in delinquent activity is inversely related to the conventionality of .significant others; (e) females will experience greater levels of affective attachments, and conventional commitments, involvements, and …
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