A Study on the Relationship among Personality Traits、Parenting Styles and Running away from home Behavior of the Juvenile Deliquents

• Main Authors: Ho Ming-Huang, 何明晃
• Other Authors: Cheng Jui-Lung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89342925534536707577

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 青少年兒童福利研究所 === 94 === 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Abstract This study mainly explored the differences between the demographic variables and independent as well as dependent variables（i.e., personality traits, parenting styles, and whether to run away from home or not ）. In addition , the associations of the aforementioned variables were examined with different statistical analysis . The research results and suggestions were proposed. This study used a quantitative questionnaire survey, selecting 526 juvenile delinquent judged as probation youth by Taiwan Kaoshiung Juvenile Court. The questionnaire modified Han’s personality trait scale（2002）and Tsai’s parenting style scale（1999）to meet research subjects’ characteristics as the instrument tool. Total 410 subjects were selected as research sample in a valid rate of 77.94％. The results were found as followed: 1.There reached 77.26％of juvenile who had experiences of running 　　　away from home ; female juveniles had a higher tendency to run away 　from home than male juveniles. 2.There was the first experience of running away from home found in 　　the junior high school period ; the decision to run away from home 　was made by juveniles and half of them spent most time with peer or 　staying in his/her peer’s home when running away from home. 3.The structures of family composition could inhibit the running away 　from home behavior. 4.The more juveniles’ parents used “neglected” style , the more 　　　juveniles ran away from home. 5.The variables of “gender” and “emotional stability” could 　　　　predict juvenile to run away from home. The suggestions were proposed in accordance with the discussion of research findings as followed: 1.Parents need to attend Parenting Education course, such as 　　　　　　parenting- effective- training （PET）in order to establish the 　　　emotional bonds between parents and juveniles. 2.Helping professionals need to set up self- assertive projects to 　　help juveniles manage the emotional control in order to decrease 　　the conflicts between parents and juveniles. 3.Juvenile Law needs to be amended by “prejudging displacement” in 　order to establish the diversion system in order to avoid the early 　intervention of juvenile’s experiences of running away from home 　　behavior.