TY - JOUR
T1 - Family Structure and Delinquency in the English-Speaking Caribbean
T2 - The Moderating Role of Parental Attachment, Supervision, and Commitment to Negative Peers
AU - Freemon, Kayla
AU - Herrera, Veronica M.
AU - Cheon, Hyunjung
AU - Katz, Charles M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Award No. AID-538-F-14-00001 through the Regional Security System (RSS). The research was also funded in part by the ASU Foundation through a generous gift by the Watts Family.
Funding Information:
The Eurogang working group developed the survey instrument used in the study, for which we are thankful. We would also like to acknowledge support from several individuals, including Rhea Reid, who served as project manager on the ground and led data collection efforts in each nation on behalf of the RSS, Mr. Grantley Watson, head of the RSS, who spearheaded efforts on behalf of that organization, and Keisha Linton, who assumed the role of the project manager in September 2015 to lead the administration of data collection in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, we would like to thank Modupe Sodeyi, Kim Ramsey, and Blanche Goring, who collected data in the original seven participating RSS nations; and to Marlon Anatol and Randy Seepersad, who led data collection efforts in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Most of all, we would like to thank Lidia Nuno for serving as the ASU project manager. She collaborated with the above persons to ensure the project was well organized, collected high-quality data, and co-authored the final report to RSS. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the authors. This research was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Award No. AID-538-F-14-00001 through the Regional Security System (RSS). The research was also funded in part by the ASU Foundation through a generous gift by the Watts Family.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Growing up in a household without two parents present is an established risk factor for youth delinquency. However, much of the research on family structure and delinquency derives from U.S. samples, limiting applicability to the developing world. The present study explores the role of traditional and non-traditional family structures on self-reported delinquency in eight English-speaking Caribbean nations. We further examine the moderating role of family processes (parental attachment and parental supervision) and commitment to negative peers on this relationship. We find that youth from intact nuclear families, with a mother and father present, engage in less delinquency than youth from intact blended, single-parent, or no-parent households. Further, family structure moderated the relationship between delinquency, parental attachment, and commitment to negative peers. Theoretical and research implications are discussed.
AB - Growing up in a household without two parents present is an established risk factor for youth delinquency. However, much of the research on family structure and delinquency derives from U.S. samples, limiting applicability to the developing world. The present study explores the role of traditional and non-traditional family structures on self-reported delinquency in eight English-speaking Caribbean nations. We further examine the moderating role of family processes (parental attachment and parental supervision) and commitment to negative peers on this relationship. We find that youth from intact nuclear families, with a mother and father present, engage in less delinquency than youth from intact blended, single-parent, or no-parent households. Further, family structure moderated the relationship between delinquency, parental attachment, and commitment to negative peers. Theoretical and research implications are discussed.
KW - Caribbean
KW - commitment to negative peers
KW - delinquency
KW - family structure
KW - parental attachment
KW - parental supervision
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U2 - 10.1177/15412040221132192
DO - 10.1177/15412040221132192
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139562857
SN - 1541-2040
VL - 21
SP - 149
EP - 171
JO - Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
JF - Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
IS - 2
ER -