RT Article
T1 An Empirical Test of Age-Graded Informal Social Control Theory: new Correlates of Youth Deviance
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 67
IS 2
SP 179
OP 211
A1 Unlu, Ali
A2 Tasgin, Serkan
A2 Ekici, Niyazi
A2 Entzminger, Phillip
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1745556923
AB This study examines several family structural variables that have a hypothesized effect on delinquency, substance abuse, and violence. We conducted a survey for potential correlates of Sampson and Laub’s age-graded informal social control theory variables within the Turkish context. Our large sample size (31,272), drawn from high school students in Istanbul, Turkey, allowed us to test the effects of family settings on youth deviance by using various statistical tests and programs. Our findings indicate that juveniles exposed to parental substance abuse are more likely to use illegal substances, commit a greater number of delinquent acts, and participate in more instances of violent behavior. Additionally, family social capital, residential mobility, religiosity, and the number of siblings were some other statistically significant correlates of delinquency.
K1 Age-graded social control theory
K1 Delinquency
K1 Deviance
K1 Substance & alcohol use
K1 Youth
DO 10.1177/0011128720968493