@article{ref1,
title="Identity distress, parental response, and problem behaviors in juvenile justice-involved boys",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2021",
author="Barbot, Baptiste and Hein, Sascha",
volume="48",
number="7",
pages="884-901",
abstract="Youth involved with the juvenile justice system are not exempt from experiencing identity-related turmoil that is common during adolescence. Parents' responses may exacerbate or mitigate this turmoil and, in turn, youth problem behaviors. Thus, this study investigated identity distress as a mediator of the relationship between parental response to adolescents' distress and their problem behaviors among 113 detained males aged 12 to 18 (Mage = 15.3, SD = 1.44) in Connecticut, USA. Participants completed measures of identity distress, parental response to their developmental distress, and multiple problem behaviors. A latent mediation model indicated that a supportive parental response was directly associated with decreased problem behaviors, whereas an avoidant parental response was indirectly associated with increased problem behaviors through increased identity distress. Developmentally salient identity-related distress of juveniles and the corresponding response of their parents are important to consider in understanding youth externalizing problem behaviors within the juvenile justice system.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854820968880",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854820968880"
}