标题：The Effects of Parental and Peer Attachment in Elementary School Children on Early Adolescent Delinquency: The Mediating Role of Problem Behavior and Delinquent Peers
摘要：This study examined the effects of parental attachment and peer attachment in elementary school children upon early adolescent delinquency. The participants were 2,844 taken from data from the Korean Youth Panel Survey (KYPS). Data from secondary questionnaires data on parent and peer attachment,problem behavior,delinquent peers,and delinquency were used for this study. Data were analyzed by means of a Structural Equation Model using AMOS 5.0. Our results indicated that,firstly,parental attachment was negatively related to problem behavior for both male and female adolescents,whereas peer attachment was positively related to problem behavior only for males,but not for females. Secondly,problem behavior in childhood has a direct effect on adolescent delinquency,which also can be indirectly mediated by contact with delinquent peers. In conclusion,the path model from parental and peer attachment in early childhood to adolescent delinquency was supported only in the case of males.
