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ERIC Number: EJ1050311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Minor Delinquency and Immigration: A Longitudinal Study among Male Adolescents
Titzmann, Peter F.; Silbereisen, Rainer K.; Mesch, Gustavo
Developmental Psychology, v50 n1 p271-282 Jan 2014
On the basis of general theories of delinquency and the specific situation of immigrants, this longitudinal study investigated predictors of initial levels and rates of change in delinquency among 188 male ethnic German Diaspora immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Germany, 237 male native German adolescents, and 182 male Jewish Diaspora adolescents from the FSU in Israel. The participants (15.2 years old) completed 3 annual assessments. Latent growth curve models showed that ethnic German adolescents reported higher initial levels of delinquency than native German adolescents and lower levels than the Russian Jewish adolescents. Groups did not differ in the rate of change, indicating a decrease in delinquency over time. Peer-oriented leisure related positively and parental knowledge negatively with levels and change rates in delinquency in all groups, but could not fully account for the ethnic differences in delinquency levels. School bonding was associated negatively with delinquency only among native German adolescents. Acculturation-related hassles were an additional predictor for higher levels and also associated with change rates in the immigrant groups. Thus, general theories of delinquency apply to immigrants, but may be complemented by adding acculturation-specific challenges.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany; Israel; USSR
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