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ERIC Number: EJ1239845
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2192-001X
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Antisocial Behaviour and Violent Delinquency among Boys with a Migration Background: A German Panel Study
Uysal, Burcu; Stemmler, Mark; Weiss, Maren
International Journal of Developmental Science, v13 n3-4 p97-108 2019
Immigrant boys show higher rates of antisocial behaviour. However, results of previous studies showed some contradictory findings in terms of intercultural differences in antisocial behaviour. In our study, we used an intercultural comparison of antisocial behaviour based on two different definitions of migration status (nationality vs. migration background). According to migration background, however not according to nationality, significant but small differences were found only in violent delinquency. A longitudinal mediator model based on the disintegration approach (Anhut & Heitmeyer, 2000) was examined in order to contribute to our understanding of the background of violent delinquency in immigrant boys. The data were from a German panel study conducted in the cities of Dortmund and Nuremberg. The results of the mediator model showed that perceived discrimination and negative parenting affect violent delinquency indirectly through violence attitudes, self-control, and peer delinquency. The findings suggest that preventive measures against violent delinquency should focus on these indirect effects and migrant-specific variables.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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