RT Article
T1 Teacher-Student Relationships in Childhood as a Protective Factor against Adolescent Delinquency up to Age 17: A Propensity Score Matching Approach
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 4
SP 727
OP 755
A1 Obsuth, Ingrid
A2 Murray, Aja Louise
A2 Knoll, Monja
A2 Ribeaud, Denis
A2 Eisner, Manuel 1959-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839615648
AB In this paper we examined the impact of the quality of teacher-student relationships at age 10 on young people?s delinquency at ages 13, 15, and 17 utilizing propensity-score matching. The young people were matched based on 105 characteristics, measured at ages 7 to 10. The sample comprised 1483 (49.4% female) adolescents representing around 80 different countries of origin, residing in Zurich, Switzerland. We found that young people who reported a better relationship with their teacher at age 10, engaged in fewer delinquent acts at ages 13, 15, and 17. These findings suggest that when young people perceive a better relationship with their teachers this serves as a protective factor against their engagement in delinquency up to 7?years later.
K1 Delinquency
K1 Longitudinal
K1 multi-informant
K1 Propensity score matching
K1 teacher-student relationships
DO 10.1177/00111287211014153