A Study of System Dynamics View for the Cause of Juvenile Delinquency

• Main Authors: Chen, Yu-Fung, 陳郁芳
• Other Authors: Lin, Chin-Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/02045811290559737576

碩士 === 中華大學 === 科技管理學系碩士班 === 101 === From the reports of the mass media that the juvenile delinquency is increasingly serious day-by-day, therefore it is of great urgency to search for the causes and resolutions. Unlike the most of domestic and foreign studies in juvenile delinquency focusing and analyzing on specific aspects, this study is from a system of dynamics viewpoints, which is more comprehensive. In this study, the causes of juvenile delinquency are based on the following theories, which are family dynamics, social control, self-control and social learning theories. This study investigates the causes of juvenile delinquency and their related factors in details in three aspects: parent-child relationship, self-control and the experience of learning delinquent behaviors (imitated identification), and then integrates all the elements to the diagram of a causal feedback loop. By the process of mutual authentication between various factors, this study detects that the key factors are autocratic parenting style and parental caring in the aspect of parent-child relationship. In the aspect of self-control, three elements are manifested: the negative life events evoking negative emotions in teenagers, emotional management and personal impulse and attitudes of taking risks. In the factor of the experience of learning delinquent behaviors (imitated identification), this study shows that lacking of parental accompany and family activities could lead teenagers to contact with delinquent peers and addict to the irritainment and the online games, and go on to identify the delinquent behaviours. Additionally, children also identify parents’ deviation of values. The studies in the past declare that the lacking of the self-control ability is the main cause of delinquency. Though this study displays that a good parent-child relationship can develop better self-control and reduce the identification of delinquent behaviors. Therefore the primary task is to enhance emotional management and to develop a good parent-child relationship.