Factors Mediating After-School Participation and Delinquency

Factors Mediating After-School Participation and Delinquency

Utilizing Social Control Theory, this study explores the role of participation in After School Programs, mentoring relationships, and commitment to school in reducing adolescent delinquency. This study uses local survey data of 556 youth attending Boys and Girls Clubs collected from 2010-2012. The n...

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Main Author: Whitney, John Andrew
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2013
Subjects:
adolescence
after school programs
delinquency
mentor
school commitment
social bonds
social control theory
Sociology
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3777
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4776&context=etd
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Summary:Utilizing Social Control Theory, this study explores the role of participation in After School Programs, mentoring relationships, and commitment to school in reducing adolescent delinquency. This study uses local survey data of 556 youth attending Boys and Girls Clubs collected from 2010-2012. The negative binomial regression results indicate that increased club attendance is associated with reduced delinquency. This effect is mediated by the presence of a mentor and by the youths' commitment to school.

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