Self-efficacy, religiosity, and crime: profiles of African American youth in urban housing communities

Youth reporting independently elevated levels of religiosity and self-efficacy tend to abstain from externalizing behavior. However, little is known about the ways in which religiosity and self-efficacy interrelate to impact youth externalizing. Drawing from a sample of African American youth from p...

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Authors: Lombe, Margaret (Author) ; Tirmazi, Taqi (Author) ; Saltzman, Leia Y. (Author) ; Salas-Wright, Christopher P. (Author) ; Nebbitt, Von E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Victims & offenders
Year: 2017
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Summary:Youth reporting independently elevated levels of religiosity and self-efficacy tend to abstain from externalizing behavior. However, little is known about the ways in which religiosity and self-efficacy interrelate to impact youth externalizing. Drawing from a sample of African American youth from public housing communities (N = 236), we use latent profile analysis to identify subtypes of youth based on self-reported religiosity and self-efficacy and, in turn, examine links with crime. Compared to youth in other subgroups, those classified as both highly religious and highly self-efficacious reported less involvement in minor and severe delinquency, but not violence.R25 DA030310 - National Institute on Drug Abuse; R25 DA030310 - National Institutes of Healt
ISSN:1556-4991
DOI:10.1080/15564886.2016.1268986