Incorporating Family,Individual,and Environmental Domains in Adolescent Deviance: A Three-Way Interaction Approach

Abstract

This study investigates how low parental supervision, unstructured socializing, and low self-control intersect to shape adolescent deviance. Using data from 10,038 South Korean adolescents who participated in the Korean Crime Victim Survey and analyzing these data with negative binomial regression models, this study finds that low parental supervision, unstructured socializing, and low self-control are each significantly and positively associated with higher levels of deviance. Moreover, the impact of low parental supervision intensifies when adolescents engage more frequently in unstructured peer contexts, and this interaction is strongest among adolescents with lower levels of self-control. These findings highlight that adolescent deviance is most likely to occur when exposure to low parental supervision, situational opportunities, and individual vulnerabilities converge.

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low parental supervision self-control unstructured socializing adolescent deviance

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