RT Article
T1 At the End of Their Rope: A Research Note on the Influence of Parental Low Self-Control and Juvenile Delinquency on Parental Exasperation
JF Youth violence and juvenile justice
VO 15
IS 3
SP 314
OP 324
A1 Meldrum, Ryan Charles
A2 Connolly, George M.
A2 Encalada, Teresa M.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744733961
AB The concept of self-control has been used to account for a wide variety of outcomes, both criminal and otherwise. Recently, researchers have started investigating associations between parental self-control and family functioning. This study expands this area of research by assessing the extent to which parental low self-control and official involvement in juvenile delinquency is associated with parental exasperation among a sample of parents (N = 101) whose children have been processed through a juvenile justice assessment facility. The results indicate that parents who are lower in self-control and whose children have had more extensive involvement in officially recorded delinquency report greater exasperation regarding their children. In addition, the data indicate the effect of parental low self-control on parental exasperation is stronger at higher levels of delinquent behavior. The implications of the study and directions for future research are discussed.
K1 Juvenile Delinquency
K1 Juvenile Justice System
K1 Official records
K1 Parental exasperation
K1 Self-control
DO 10.1177/1541204016635258