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Family Structure, Family Processes, Economic Factors, and Delinquency: Similarities and Differences by Race and Ethnicity

¹ Virginia Commonwealth University
² University of Northern Iowa
³ University of Michigan

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mjleiber{at}vcu.edu.

	Abstract

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.

First published on December 11, 2008, doi:10.1177/1541204008327144

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 2009;7:79.

A more recent version of this article appeared on April 1, 2009


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