期刊名称：International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
印刷版ISSN：0267-3843
电子版ISSN：2164-4527
出版年度：2005
卷号：12
期号：4
页码：301-323
DOI：10.1080/02673843.2005.9747959
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Explanations of girls' delinquency traditionally have emphasized individual and family dysfunction. Though recent explanations have emerged that promote less pathological views of girls' delinquency, there are still commonly held views that girls who are delinquent are anomalous. The current study examined reputation theory as a psychosocial explanation of girls' delinquent behavior. Reputation theory suggests that social bonds to others influence delinquent behavior indirectly through adolescent reputation choices. In this study, girls' social bonds and self-perception of reputation were related to minor and serious delinquent behavior. Bonds to father and to school were the most influential social bonds. This study also found that reputation beliefs mediate the relationship between social bonds and girls' offending. In general, reputation theory was supported by the findings of this study. These findings contribute to the emerging body of literature that portrays girls in more control of their reputation and behavior choices, than once believed.
