Self-efficacy, aspirations, and residential placement outcomes: Why belief in a prosocial self matters

Celina Cuevas, Kevin T. Wolff and Michael T. Baglivio

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, vol. 52, issue C, 1-11

Abstract: While prior research has documented the relationship between self-efficacy and delinquency, there is a gap in the literature on how self-efficacy is related to the continuation of antisocial behavior for youth involved in the justice system. This study examines whether juvenile offenders' beliefs in their abilities to live a prosocial life predict conventional aspirations for the future. It also assesses the joint effects of self-efficacy and prosocial aspirations on length of stay in residential placement and recidivism among a sample of delinquent youth.

Keywords: Self-efficacy; Aspirations; Juveniles; Length of stay; Recidivism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.06.006

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