The reciprocal relations between well‐being and maternal and peer warmth in adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system

Introduction Although justice system involvement increases the risk of negative outcomes for adolescents, many justice‐involved youth desist from crime as adults (Sampson & Laub, 2005). There are few studies examining predictors of positive development in justice‐involved adolescents. In the cur...

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Published in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 2023-04, Vol.95 (3), p.401-412
Main Authors: Traver, Jennifer M., Dallaire, Danielle H., Frick, Paul J., Steinberg, Laurence, Cauffman, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent development
Adolescents
Adult
Crime
Criminal justice
delinquency
Family
Humans
justice system
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile justice
latent‐curve‐model with structured residuals
Male
Mothers
Peer Group
Peer influence
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
well‐being
Youth
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Summary:Introduction Although justice system involvement increases the risk of negative outcomes for adolescents, many justice‐involved youth desist from crime as adults (Sampson & Laub, 2005). There are few studies examining predictors of positive development in justice‐involved adolescents. In the current study, we assess the influence of maternal and peer warmth on the development of well‐being in adolescents involved in the US justice system over the course of 5 years. Methods Participants included 1216 adolescent males who experienced their first arrest. Interviews were given every year for 5 years. Well‐being was measured using the EPOCH questionnaire (Kern et al., 2016) and relationship warmth was measured using a scale adapted from Conger et al. (1994). Hypotheses were tested using latent curve models with structured residuals. Results Baseline levels of well‐being were associated with maternal (β = 0.49, p 
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
DOI:10.1002/jad.12122