Citation

Meldrum RC, Encalada TM, Connolly GM. Youth Violence Juv. Justice 2017; 15(3): 314-324.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1541204016635258

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en