社會連結、低自我控制與非行少年偏差行為之研究—以臺灣地區少年矯治機構為例

The purpose of this study was to explore the difference and relationship of juvenile delinquents' social bonds, low self-control, and deviant behaviors in Taiwan. According to 839 juvenile delinquents who were conducting correction education in three Correction Institutions of Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice, questionnaire survey has been adopted as the research method and descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation, and multiple regression analysis were applied to analyze the data. The findings of this study were summarized as follows: first, juvenile delinquents' social bonds were insufficient, the degree of self-control was low, and there were more delinquency offense behavior. Second, there were partially significant differences in social bonds in terms of gender, family structure, and parenting style variables. Third, there were partially significant differences in low self-control in terms of gender, age, and family risk variables. Fourth, there were partially significant differences in deviant behaviors in terms of gender, age, and parenting style variables. Fifth, there were partially significant correlations between social bonds and deviant behaviors. Sixth, there were significant negative correlations between low self-control and deviant behaviors. Final, juvenile delinquents' social bonds and low self-control can effectively predict deviant behaviors, and the most significant predictor was the attachment with the deviant peers. The suggestions of the findings were made for the authorities, parents, teachers and the future studies.