Interactions Between Child-Rearing and Other Risk Factors in Predicting Delinquency, and Implications for Prevention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21513706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David P Farrington (0000-0003-1312-2325, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Catia Malvaso (0000-0003-1227-5434, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia), Catia G Malvaso (University of Adelaide, SA, Australia) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 963-979 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-624X • E-ISSN: 1552-6933 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0306624x231188231 |
| PMID | 37464748 |
| OpenAlex | W4384665076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 52 |
This article aims to identify interactions between harsh discipline and poor supervision and other childhood risk factors (all measured at age 8–10) in predicting delinquency. It analyzes data collected in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD), which is a prospective longitudinal study of 411 London males first assessed at age 8. Of these males, 26% were convicted between ages 10 and 17. Harsh discipline and poor supervision significantly predicted delinquency, as did 16 other childhood risk factors. Generally, harsh discipline predicted delinquency more strongly in the presence of other risk factors, whereas poor supervision predicted delinquency more strongly in the absence of other risk factors. It is suggested that parent training programs targeting harsh discipline should focus particularly on children and families who possess other risk factors, whereas parent training programs targeting poor supervision should focus particularly on children and families who do not possess other risk factors
Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Juvenile delinquency · Longitudinal study · Parental supervision · Poison control · Risk factor · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |