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Title: Impact of Family Stability on Children's Delinquency: An Implication for Family Preservation
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1. Cheng, Tyrone C.
Impact of Family Stability on Children's Delinquency: An Implication for Family Preservation
Journal of Family Social Work 8,1 (2004): 47-60.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J039v08n01_03
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Family Structure; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Household Composition; Mothers, Behavior; Parenting Skills/Styles; Parents, Behavior

Employing for analysis a set of secondary data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the present study sought signs of theoretical support for this emphasis on family preservation. Specifically,the research examined the effects on childhood delinquency of the following variables: family stability; parenting style; parental supervision; and structural factors. Binomial logistic regression conducted with the data showed that children's likelihood of becoming delinquent drops noticeably in the following circumstances: they are female; they do not live in poverty; the mother is older or is African-American; they receive stringent parental supervision; and/or they spend many years in residence with biological parents and/or step-parents. Some implications for family preservation efforts are suggested by the study results.
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Cheng, Tyrone C. "Impact of Family Stability on Children's Delinquency: An Implication for Family Preservation." Journal of Family Social Work 8,1 (2004): 47-60.