GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CHARACTER STRENGTHS, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND BELIEFS ABOUT CRIME AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Gira Bhatt; Roger Tweed; Steve Dooley; Jodi VİLJOEN; Kevin DOUGLAS; Nathalie GAGNON; Kashmir BESLA

Makale detayları

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CHARACTER STRENGTHS, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND BELIEFS ABOUT CRIME AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Yazarlar:

Gira Bhatt | Roger Tweed | Steve Dooley | Jodi VİLJOEN | Kevin DOUGLAS | Nathalie GAGNON | Kashmir BESLA

Yayıncı:

Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2012 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.149-159

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820310

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

1309-8063

Özet:

 

Most gang-involved youth in Canada are predominantly males (94%) and between the age of 16 and 18 (Youth Gangs in Canada, 2007). However, young adolescent girls are now increasingly seen among youth gangs (Girls, Gangs, and  Sexual Exploitation in British Columbia, 2010). Within the strength-based  framework for research targeting social problems such as youth violence and  criminal gang activities (Tweed, Bhatt, Dooley, Spindlier, Douglas, & Viljoen,  2011), a study was conducted in local high schools in British Columbia; Canada,  in which 194 boys and 226 girls aged 12 to 14 participated. The results of the  preliminary analyses of the data indicated several gender differences among the  participants’ character strengths, social connections, and cognitive beliefs  pertaining to violence. Boys in comparison to girls, reported a higher level of  self-esteem, and a stronger belief in violence as a way to deal with conflicts.  Girls reported higher satisfaction in the area of friendship than boys.  Additionally, girls reported higher levels of parental monitoring of where they  were, who they were with and what they were doing. These preliminary findings  suggest that prevention strategies would serve the youth well when they are  derived from a targeted gendered strategies with a focus on a strength-based  approach for a positive adolescent development.

Makale detayları

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CHARACTER STRENGTHS, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND BELIEFS ABOUT CRIME AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Yazarlar: Gira Bhatt | Roger Tweed | Steve Dooley | Jodi VİLJOEN | Kevin DOUGLAS | Nathalie GAGNON | Kashmir BESLA

Yayıncı: Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2012 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.149-159

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2012

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000820310

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 1309-8063

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Gira Bhatt | Roger Tweed | Steve Dooley | Jodi VİLJOEN | Kevin DOUGLAS | Nathalie GAGNON | Kashmir BESLA

Yayıncı:

Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2012 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.149-159

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820310

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

1309-8063