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Family Structure, Family Processes, Economic Factors, and Delinquency

Similarities and Differences by Race and Ethnicity

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kristin Y. Mack

University of Northern Iowa

Richard A. Featherstone

University of Northern Iowa

Using data from the Add Health Study, the authors examined relationships among family structure, family processes, and economic factors with delinquency and to what extent similarities and differences may exist for Whites, African Americans, and Hispanics. Results from negative binomial regression analyses indicated that, in general, of the family processes, maternal attachment was consistently found to be an important predictor of nonserious and serious delinquency irrespective of family structure, economic factors, and race and ethnicity. The results are discussed within the context of Hirschi's original interpretation of social control theory, and future directions for research are suggested.

Key Words: family structure • family processes • economic factors • race/ethnicity • delinquency

This version was published on April 1, 2009

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Vol. 7, No. 2, 79-99 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1541204008327144


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