Boduszek, Daniel, Adamson, Gary, Hyland, Philip and Shevlin, Mark (2012) SEM Model of Criminal Behaviour within a Sample of Recidivistic Prisoners. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society. ISSN 1754-8837
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Background: Research concerning the impact of family variables and criminal friends on adolescents has received considerable attention; however there is still only little empirical support to suggest that the same process occurs within adult offender population.
Aims: To investigate the impact of parental attachment, peer rejection, parental control and criminal peer associations on further criminal behaviour.
Method: Two alternative structural equation models of criminal behaviour were specified and empirically tested within a sample of recidivistic prisoners (N=312)
Results: Parental attachment has a significant influence on parental control and relationships with peers, and an indirect impact on associations with criminal friends via parental control. Further investigation suggests a direct influence of parental control on criminal associations and a strong impact of criminal friends on criminal behaviour. The only indirect predictor of criminal behaviour was parental control via criminal friends.
Conclusions: Further implications in relation to theory and previous studies are discussed
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Paper presented at 2012 Northern Ireland Branch Annual Conference The Manor House Resort, Killadeas, Co Fermanagh 11th-13th May 2012 |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Schools: | School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Applied Psychological Research School of Human and Health Sciences |
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Depositing User: | Daniel Boduszek |
Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2012 13:06 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2021 11:23 |
URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/15907 |
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