The Correlation Between Delinquent Peers and Perpetration of Serious Physical Violence: Religiosity as a Protective Factor

Adeem Ahmad Massarwi (), Mona Khoury-Kassabri and Rana Eseed
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Adeem Ahmad Massarwi: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mona Khoury-Kassabri: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Rana Eseed: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Child Indicators Research, 2019, vol. 12, issue 6, No 12, 2065 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study explored the moderating effect of religiosity on the correlation between affiliation with delinquent peers and perpetration of serious physical violence among a representative sample of 2811 Arab Muslim adolescents (aged 13–18) in Israel, who completed a structured, anonymous, self-report questionnaire. The findings showed that religiosity may play a protective role in preventing adolescent delinquency and in decreasing the effects of delinquent peers. We found that 28.4% of the participants had perpetrated serious physical violence at least once during the month preceding the study, and that there was a significant positive correlation between affiliation with delinquent peers and perpetration of serious physical violence(r = .54, P

Keywords: Delinquent peers; Physical violence; Religiosity; Youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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