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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 5/2007

01-07-2007 | Original Paper

Athletic Involvement and Adolescent Delinquency

Auteurs: Kathleen E. Miller, Merrill J. Melnick, Grace M. Barnes, Don Sabo, Michael P. Farrell

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 5/2007

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Abstract

Athough conventional wisdom suggests that organized sport deters delinquency by building character, structuring adolescents’ time, and providing incentives for socially approved behavior, the empirical evidence to date has been mixed. Based on a sample of approximately 600 Western New York adolescents, the present study examined how self-reported jock identity, school athlete status, and frequency of athletic activity differentially influenced a range of delinquent behaviors. Neither athlete status nor frequency of athletic activity predicted these behaviors; however, jock identity was associated with significantly more incidents of delinquency. This finding was robust across both gender and race. Follow-up analyses indicated that jock identity facilitated both minor and major delinquency, with major delinquency effects for white but not black adolescents.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Athletic Involvement and Adolescent Delinquency
Auteurs
Kathleen E. Miller
Merrill J. Melnick
Grace M. Barnes
Don Sabo
Michael P. Farrell
Publicatiedatum
01-07-2007
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9123-9

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