The linkage between mental health, delinquency, and trajectories of delinquency: Results from the Boricua Youth Study

Abstract

Purpose.-To examine the longitudinal relationship between depression, delinquency, and trajectories of delinquency among Hispanic children and adolescents. Methods.-Propensity score matching is used to match depressed and non-depressed youth and a combination of group-based trajectory and multinomial logistic regression techniques are used.

Use of the Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale in a Juvenile Delinquent Population: A Convergent Validity Study

“…Low self-esteem in adolescents related to mental health problems across the lifespan, but other psychological factors moderated and mediated the effects (Boden et al, 2008;Harpin et al, 2016;Jennings et al, 2018). A discrepancy in self-verification or reflected appraisal, both within the individual and group context, negatively impacted emotions and self-regulation (Cast & Burke, 2002;Keith & Scheuerman, 2018).…”

Parental Control and Adolescent Delinquency Based on Parallel Process Latent Growth Curve Modeling

“…Among different developmental outcomes, adolescent delinquency has received much attention because of its high prevalence and comorbidity with other developmental issues, such as addictive behavior and depression [12][13][14]. Delinquency among adolescents refers to a variety of misconducts such as fighting, stealing, cheating, and damaging others' properties, which violate behavioral norms and/or social laws.…”

Presidential Address: Widening the Net of Education, Research and Scholarship, and Service and Community Engagement in Criminology and Criminal Justice

“…Representative examples of successful interdisciplinary partnerships that I have been involved in during my career include: an interdisciplinary team of criminologists, psychologists, and epidemiologists examining risk and protective factors and associated delinquent outcomes among Hispanic youth (Jennings et al, 2010a , 2010b , 2016 , 2019 ), an interdisciplinary team of criminologists, psychologists, and epidemiologists studying sex differences in delinquency (Jennings et al, 2010c ), multi-level risk factors for delinquency (Jennings et al, 2011 ), and the victim-offender overlap (Jennings & Komro, 2011 ) among urban youth; and an interdisciplinary team of criminologists, public health scholars, and epidemiologists analyzing prescription drug monitoring programs (Perez et al, 2017 ) and opioid-related effects on criminal justice and public health outcomes (Jennings et al, 2020 ).…”