Parenting in moderation: Family routine moderates the relation between school disengagement and delinquent behaviors among African American adolescents.

Nov 10, 2010Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology

Family routines affect how school disinterest relates to rule-breaking behaviors in African American teens

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In a sample of 204 adolescents, school disengagement was independently associated with delinquent behaviors.

Family routine moderated the relationship between school disengagement and delinquent behaviors.
Among adolescents with higher school disengagement, lower family routine correlated with increased delinquent behaviors.
Higher family routine did not correlate with lower levels of delinquent behaviors, regardless of school disengagement.
Lower levels of family routine may represent a significant risk factor for delinquent behaviors in this population.

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To address gaps in the literature regarding the role of family routine on school disengagement and delinquent behaviors, we tested whether family routine moderated relations between school disengagement and delinquent behaviors in an urban, low socioeconomic status (SES), African American sample of adolescents (N = 204, 48% male). Adolescents reported on school disengagement and delinquent behaviors. Family routine was assessed with mother report. Hierarchical regression analyses examined the independent and interactive effects of school disengagement and family routine on delinquent behaviors. After controlling for adolescent and mother age, marital status, and employment, school disengagement was independently associated with delinquent behaviors. Family routine was found to moderate school disengagement. Specifically, among adolescents exhibiting higher levels of school disengagement, lower levels of family routine were associated with higher levels of delinquent behaviors; however, higher levels of family routine were not associated with lower levels of delinquent behaviors. Findings suggest that lower levels of routine may be a particularly salient risk factor of delinquent behaviors among African American adolescents experiencing higher levels of school disengagement in low SES, urban communities.

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