Citation

Salas-Wright CP, Lombe M, Nebbitt VE, Saltzman LY, Tirmazi T. Vict. Offender 2018; 13(1): 84-101.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15564886.2016.1268986

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

violence; youth; self-efficacy; African American; delinquency; religiosity