Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors
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Resumo: | Background: Social inclusion is a context for both risk and protective factors of migrant youth delinquency. This study aims to shed light on the issue by comparing delinquency amongst native, first-generation, and second-generation immigrant youths in Portugal, a country located in the south of Europe, an area where research in this field is still scarce. Methods: The research is based on the International Self-Reported Delinquency (ISRD-3) dataset, which includes information on over 4,000 adolescents, who self-reported on their socio-demographic status, leisure activities, school and neighbourhood environment, family bonds, and self-control. Results: Nested Logistic Regression analyses showed that a young first-generation immigrant is twice as likely to commit a crime, with or without violence, as a young native born in Portugal. However, no differences were found regarding the prevalence of delinquency amongst second-generation immigrants and natives, which is likely due to the integration and cultural assimilation of the immigrant over time. Regarding the analysed risk factors, it was found that both structural and individual factors, identified by the theories of control, stress, as well as situational action theory, have a direct effect on the commission of juvenile crimes (both non-violent and violent). Moreover, this effect is significant in adolescents living in Portugal in general, both immigrants and natives. The most influential variable for both types of delinquent behaviour, with and without violence, is peer delinquency, followed by low morality and self-control. Conclusion: These findings have relevant policy implications and are useful for evidence-based interventions aimed at promoting migrant adolescent well-being and targeting host countries’ performance. |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factorsYouth offendingMigrant originSelf-reported dataIntegration policiesPortugalCiências Sociais::PsicologiaSocial SciencesReduzir as desigualdadesPaz, justiça e instituições eficazesBackground: Social inclusion is a context for both risk and protective factors of migrant youth delinquency. This study aims to shed light on the issue by comparing delinquency amongst native, first-generation, and second-generation immigrant youths in Portugal, a country located in the south of Europe, an area where research in this field is still scarce. Methods: The research is based on the International Self-Reported Delinquency (ISRD-3) dataset, which includes information on over 4,000 adolescents, who self-reported on their socio-demographic status, leisure activities, school and neighbourhood environment, family bonds, and self-control. Results: Nested Logistic Regression analyses showed that a young first-generation immigrant is twice as likely to commit a crime, with or without violence, as a young native born in Portugal. However, no differences were found regarding the prevalence of delinquency amongst second-generation immigrants and natives, which is likely due to the integration and cultural assimilation of the immigrant over time. Regarding the analysed risk factors, it was found that both structural and individual factors, identified by the theories of control, stress, as well as situational action theory, have a direct effect on the commission of juvenile crimes (both non-violent and violent). Moreover, this effect is significant in adolescents living in Portugal in general, both immigrants and natives. The most influential variable for both types of delinquent behaviour, with and without violence, is peer delinquency, followed by low morality and self-control. Conclusion: These findings have relevant policy implications and are useful for evidence-based interventions aimed at promoting migrant adolescent well-being and targeting host countries’ performance.This work was supported by the Research Centre in Political Science (UID/CPO/00758/2013), University of Minho, supported by the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology), and the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science through national funds, and by the Research Centre on Child Studies (CIEC) financially supported by Portuguese national funds through the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) within the framework of the CIEC projects under the references UIDB/00317/2020 and UIDP/00317/2020.Frontiers MediaUniversidade do MinhoAlises, Gloria Fernandez-PachecoTorres-Jiménez, MercedesMartins, Paula CristinaMendes, Silvia M.2022-06-152022-06-15T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/78908engFernández-Pacheco Alises G, Torres-Jimenez M, Martins PC and Mendes SMV (2022) Analysing the Relationship Between Immigrant Status and the Severity of Offending Behaviour in Terms of Individual and Contextual Factors. Front. Psychol. 13:915233. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.9152331664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2022.915233https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915233info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:05:28Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/78908Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:55:54.168254Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors Alises, Gloria Fernandez-Pacheco Youth offending Migrant origin Self-reported data Integration policies Portugal Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Reduzir as desigualdades Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors |
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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offending behaviour in terms of individual and contextual factors |
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Alises, Gloria Fernandez-Pacheco |
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Alises, Gloria Fernandez-Pacheco Torres-Jiménez, Mercedes Martins, Paula Cristina Mendes, Silvia M. |
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Torres-Jiménez, Mercedes Martins, Paula Cristina Mendes, Silvia M. |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Alises, Gloria Fernandez-Pacheco Torres-Jiménez, Mercedes Martins, Paula Cristina Mendes, Silvia M. |
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Youth offending Migrant origin Self-reported data Integration policies Portugal Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Reduzir as desigualdades Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes |
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Youth offending Migrant origin Self-reported data Integration policies Portugal Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Reduzir as desigualdades Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes |
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Background: Social inclusion is a context for both risk and protective factors of migrant youth delinquency. This study aims to shed light on the issue by comparing delinquency amongst native, first-generation, and second-generation immigrant youths in Portugal, a country located in the south of Europe, an area where research in this field is still scarce. Methods: The research is based on the International Self-Reported Delinquency (ISRD-3) dataset, which includes information on over 4,000 adolescents, who self-reported on their socio-demographic status, leisure activities, school and neighbourhood environment, family bonds, and self-control. Results: Nested Logistic Regression analyses showed that a young first-generation immigrant is twice as likely to commit a crime, with or without violence, as a young native born in Portugal. However, no differences were found regarding the prevalence of delinquency amongst second-generation immigrants and natives, which is likely due to the integration and cultural assimilation of the immigrant over time. Regarding the analysed risk factors, it was found that both structural and individual factors, identified by the theories of control, stress, as well as situational action theory, have a direct effect on the commission of juvenile crimes (both non-violent and violent). Moreover, this effect is significant in adolescents living in Portugal in general, both immigrants and natives. The most influential variable for both types of delinquent behaviour, with and without violence, is peer delinquency, followed by low morality and self-control. Conclusion: These findings have relevant policy implications and are useful for evidence-based interventions aimed at promoting migrant adolescent well-being and targeting host countries’ performance. |
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Fernández-Pacheco Alises G, Torres-Jimenez M, Martins PC and Mendes SMV (2022) Analysing the Relationship Between Immigrant Status and the Severity of Offending Behaviour in Terms of Individual and Contextual Factors. Front. Psychol. 13:915233. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915233 1664-1078 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915233 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915233 |
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