The Relationship Of Spirituality And Family Functioning To Recidivism: An Investigation With Incarcerated Adolescent Males

Keywords

adolescents; family functioning; incarceration; recidivism; spirituality

Abstract

Family functioning has been strongly linked to adolescent problematic behavior, including delinquency and subsequent recidivism. Adolescent spirituality however, while demonstrating some evidence as a protective factor against some problematic outcomes, such as delinquent behavior, has not been explored to the same degree as other more well-established factors. There is little understanding, for example, as to whether spirituality may act as a protective factor for adolescent recidivism, particularly in the presence of other identified protective factors. This study sought to examine the relationship of adolescent spirituality and family functioning with recidivism in a sample of incarcerated adolescent males. A longitudinal design was employed to measure both spirituality and family functioning during and post discharge from a boot camp. Results support the likely importance of adolescent spirituality as a protective factor for recidivism.

Publication Date

10-2-2017

Publication Title

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volume

34

Issue

3-4

Number of Pages

292-310

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/0886571X.2017.1370409

Socpus ID

85037979605 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85037979605

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