Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective
BackgroundEmpirical research on the relationship between family functioning and delinquency has been sparse, although many studies have focused on the influence of family functioning on adolescent development. The current research aimed to fill this gap by exploring the influences of family function...
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| author | Xingli Wan Xingli Wan Shuming Ji Min Liu Binxue Hong Wei Shi Liang Du Li Zhao |
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| description | BackgroundEmpirical research on the relationship between family functioning and delinquency has been sparse, although many studies have focused on the influence of family functioning on adolescent development. The current research aimed to fill this gap by exploring the influences of family functioning on adolescent delinquency and the mechanisms connecting the processes.MethodsWe derived the baseline data from a prospective observational school-based cohort Chengdu Positive Child Development (CPCD) project. Students responded to a questionnaire containing validated measures of family functioning, positive behavior recognition, and delinquent behavior. We utilized structural equation modeling and maximum likelihood estimation to test the relationships.ResultsAcross 8811 Chinese adolescents, the incidence of delinquency behaviors among Chinese adolescents was relatively low. Family functioning and positive behavior recognition negatively predict delinquency (p < 0.001). Further, positive behavior recognition partially mediated the influence of family functioning on delinquency [p < 0.001, std. error = 0.01, 95% CI = (0.04, 0.07)]. Adolescents with better family functioning had little delinquency behavior, with positive behavior recognition and delinquency behavior negatively reinforcing each other.ConclusionsThis study demonstrated that family functioning was a protective factor against adolescent delinquency and revealed that positive behavior recognition was a critical mediating mechanism linking family functioning to delinquency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd8b295536174a71a477eaac174b5bac2025-08-19T21:24:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-09-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.985936985936Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspectiveXingli Wan0Xingli Wan1Shuming Ji2Min Liu3Binxue Hong4Wei Shi5Liang Du6Li Zhao7Nursing Department, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, ChinaCenter of Biostatistics, Design, Measurement and Evaluation (CBDME), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Health Behavior and Social Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Health Policy and Management, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaInstitute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaChinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Health Policy and Management, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaBackgroundEmpirical research on the relationship between family functioning and delinquency has been sparse, although many studies have focused on the influence of family functioning on adolescent development. The current research aimed to fill this gap by exploring the influences of family functioning on adolescent delinquency and the mechanisms connecting the processes.MethodsWe derived the baseline data from a prospective observational school-based cohort Chengdu Positive Child Development (CPCD) project. Students responded to a questionnaire containing validated measures of family functioning, positive behavior recognition, and delinquent behavior. We utilized structural equation modeling and maximum likelihood estimation to test the relationships.ResultsAcross 8811 Chinese adolescents, the incidence of delinquency behaviors among Chinese adolescents was relatively low. Family functioning and positive behavior recognition negatively predict delinquency (p < 0.001). Further, positive behavior recognition partially mediated the influence of family functioning on delinquency [p < 0.001, std. error = 0.01, 95% CI = (0.04, 0.07)]. Adolescents with better family functioning had little delinquency behavior, with positive behavior recognition and delinquency behavior negatively reinforcing each other.ConclusionsThis study demonstrated that family functioning was a protective factor against adolescent delinquency and revealed that positive behavior recognition was a critical mediating mechanism linking family functioning to delinquency.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.985936/fullChinese adolescentsdelinquencyfamily functioninghumanistic perspectivemediatorpositive behavior |
| spellingShingle | Xingli Wan Xingli Wan Shuming Ji Min Liu Binxue Hong Wei Shi Liang Du Li Zhao Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective Chinese adolescents delinquency family functioning humanistic perspective mediator positive behavior |
| title | Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective |
| title_full | Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective |
| title_fullStr | Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective |
| title_short | Family functioning and delinquency among Chinese adolescents: Mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective |
| title_sort | family functioning and delinquency among chinese adolescents mediating effects of positive behavior recognition according to the humanistic perspective |
| topic | Chinese adolescents delinquency family functioning humanistic perspective mediator positive behavior |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.985936/full |
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