Chapple et al., 2005: Gender, Social Bonds, and Delinquency: A Comparison of Boys' and Girls' Models

Topic:

Neither the measures of the social bond nor their relationships with property crime are gender-specific. The structural relationship between the elements of the social bond and violent delinquency differs slightly for boys and girls.

Survey, 1139 junior high and high school students, questionaire of 200 questions! An aim of this data collection effort was a replication of Hirschi’s Richmond Youth Survey used in Causes of Delinquency (1969)

Constructs in this publication:

Construct	Cites	Category	Questions given?	Content validity	Pretests	Response type	Notes
parent attachment	Hirschi, 1969	Social bond	yes	no	none	(1) Strongly agree (2) agree (3) undecided (4) disagree (5) strongly disagree
peer attachment	Hirschi, 1969	Social bond	yes	no	none	(1) Strongly agree (2) agree (3) undecided (4) disagree (5) strongly disagree
Commitment to Education	Hirschi, 1969	Social bond	yes	no	none	(1) Strongly agree (2) agree (3) undecided (4) disagree (5) strongly disagree; (1) Mostly A's (2) Mostly B's (3) Mostly C's (4) Mostly D's (5) Mostly F's.
Involvement in Organisations	Hirschi, 1969	Social bond	yes	no	none	(1) Never (2) Once or Twice (3) Several times (4) Many times; (1) Once a week or more (2) two or three times a month (3) Once a month (4) a few times a year (5) never or almost never
Depend on parents	Hirschi, 1969	Social bond	yes	no	none	(1) Certainly (2) Probably (3) Maybe (4) I doubt it (5) I don t know.
Belief in legal system	Hirschi, 1969	Social bond	yes	no	none	(1) Strongly agree (2) agree (3) undecided (4) disagree (5) strongly disagree
Theft	Seydlitz, 1993, Steffensmeier, 1996	delinquency	yes	no	none	(1) Never (2) Once or Twice (3) Several times (4) Many times.
Violent crime	Seydlitz, 1993, Steffensmeier, 1996	delinquency	yes	no	none	(1) Never (2) Once or Twice (3) Several times (4) Many times.

This publication is cited by the following publications:

• Cheng et al., 2013: Attachment to immediate supervisor
• Cheng et al., 2013: Attachment to co-workers
• Cheng et al., 2013: Attachment to job
• Cheng et al., 2013: Attachment to organization
• Cheng et al., 2013: Commitment
• Cheng et al., 2013: Involvement
• Cheng et al., 2013: Belief

Citation:

Constance L. Chapple, Julia A. McQuillan, and Terceira A. Berdahl. Gender, social bonds, and delinquency: a comparison of boys' and girls' models. Social Science Research, 34(2):357–383, June 2005. doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.04.003.

Bibtex

@article{chapple_gender_2005,
 abstract = {Past research has assessed gender differences in delinquency due to differential social controls, yet important questions remain regarding gender and social bonding. As much of this work was premised on Hirschi's measurement of the social bond, we examine whether gender moderates two parts of the social bond: the measurement of the social bond and structural differences between the social bond and delinquency. Using multiple-group structural equation modeling, we find that neither the measures of the social bond nor their relationships with property crime are gender-specific. The structural relationship between the elements of the social bond and violent delinquency differs slightly for boys and girls. We discuss implications of this research for social control theory, measuring the social bond and for gender-specific theories of social bonding and control.},
 author = {Chapple, Constance L. and McQuillan, Julia A. and Berdahl, Terceira A.},
 doi = {10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.04.003},
 issn = {0049-089X},
 journal = {Social Science Research},
 month = {June},
 number = {2},
 pages = {357-383},
 shorttitle = {Gender, Social Bonds, and Delinquency},
 title = {Gender, Social Bonds, and Delinquency: A Comparison of Boys' and Girls' Models},
 volume = {34},
 year = {2005}
}

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