Graduate Program
Family and Consumer Studies
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
2013
Thesis Director
Richard Wilkerson
Thesis Committee Member
Lisa Moyer
Thesis Committee Member
Jacquelyn Frank
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine if children being raised in divorced homes are more likely to be juvenile delinquents that children being raised in married homes. Additionally, this study sought to determine if the age of the child during the divorce further contributes to the likelihood of delinquent behavior. The majority of previous studies indicate children from divorced homes are more prone to juvenile delinquency than children from married homes. The sample in this study consisted of 544 participants. Using a self-reporting, anonymous questionnaire, participants were asked questions about their childhood home structure and their adolescent delinquent activity. The results of this study indicated children from divorced homes have higher level of delinquency rates. It was also determined the age at the time of parental divorce was not a factor in determining the level of delinquency.
Recommended Citation
Prestin-Latham, Cristina R., "Juvenile delinquency: A comparative analysis between divorced and married homes" (2013). Masters Theses. 1152.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1152
