TY - JOUR
T1 - Arab youth involvement in delinquency and political violence and parental control
T2 - The mediating role of religiosity
AU - Khoury-Kassabri, Mona
AU - Khoury, Nabieh
AU - Ali, Rabab
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Orthopsychiatric Association.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - This study examines the involvement of Arab youth at risk from East Jerusalem in delinquent behaviors, such as crimes against a person, public disorder offenses, and political violence. The contribution of religiosity and parental control factors in explaining these different types of youth involvement in illegal behaviors is assessed. A total of 161 young males, aged 15-21, participated in the study. We found that the greater the parental control and the more religious the adolescent, the less likely they are to engage in delinquent behaviors and political violence. The relationship between parental control and youth involvement in delinquency and political violence was mediated by youth level of religiosity, after controlling for age and family socioeconomic status.
AB - This study examines the involvement of Arab youth at risk from East Jerusalem in delinquent behaviors, such as crimes against a person, public disorder offenses, and political violence. The contribution of religiosity and parental control factors in explaining these different types of youth involvement in illegal behaviors is assessed. A total of 161 young males, aged 15-21, participated in the study. We found that the greater the parental control and the more religious the adolescent, the less likely they are to engage in delinquent behaviors and political violence. The relationship between parental control and youth involvement in delinquency and political violence was mediated by youth level of religiosity, after controlling for age and family socioeconomic status.
KW - Islam
KW - Juvenile delinquency
KW - Parental control
KW - Political violence
KW - Religiosity
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U2 - 10.1037/ort0000079
DO - 10.1037/ort0000079
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C2 - 26594924
AN - SCOPUS:84964689575
SN - 0002-9432
VL - 85
SP - 576
EP - 585
JO - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
JF - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
IS - 6
ER -
