Title

The Connection Between Heavy Drinking And Juvenile Delinquency During Adolescence

Abstract

The goal of this study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between alcohol use and delinquency. Beyond any direct effects, this study was also interested in possible indirect effects. In order to examine these indirect effects this study modeled social bonding as an intervening variable, connecting prior alcohol and delinquency to future alcohol and delinquency. With five waves of data from the National Youth Survey, this study used structural equation modeling to examine the research question. Findings indicate stability in both behaviors over time, as well as a reciprocal relationship between alcohol use and delinquency. This finding is, in part, due to the significant indirect connections via the social bond. Alcohol and delinquency weaken the social bond and promote continued involvement in both behaviors.

Publication Date

11-1-2005

Publication Title

Sociological Spectrum

Volume

25

Issue

6

Number of Pages

629-650

Document Type

Review

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/02732170500256609

Socpus ID

31844445862 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/31844445862

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