The Antecedents of Aggression: A Descriptive Study Among Juvenile Delinquents in China

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Abstract

Studying the aggression of juvenile delinquents is conducive to juvenile delinquency intervention and crime prevention. Examining 89 juvenile delinquents from a correctional school in China, we investigated juvenile delinquents’ aggression level as well as its related factors (including risk, protective, and demographic factors). This study found that mental health problems, parenting style, close friend support, friend satisfaction, and friendship quality were positively correlated with aggression. In comparison, self-control, anger regulation, school belonging, teacher support as well as school, family, and living environment satisfaction were negatively correlated with aggression. Our findings suggested that offering mental health support, promoting self-control training, providing supportive and warm parenting, and enhancing juveniles’ sense of school belonging may lower the aggression level of juveniles.

Authors

• Miao Liu, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
  Presenting Author

• Min Xiao, University of Malaya
  Non-Presenting Author

• Keqiao Liu, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
  Non-Presenting Author