Publication year: 2011
Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 23 July 2011
Jason, Gold , Margaret Wolan, Sullivan , Michael, Lewis
Objective: While the relationship between abusive parenting and violent delinquency has been well established, the cognitive and emotional processes by which this occurs remain relatively unidentified. The objective of this work is to apply a conceptual model linking abusive parenting to the conversion of shame into blaming others and therefore to violent delinquency. Methods: A retrospective study of 112 adolescents (90 male; 22 female; ages 12–19 years; M=15.6; SD=1.4) who were incarcerated in a juvenile detention facility pending criminal charges, completed measures of exposure to abusive and nonabusive discipline, expressed and converted shame, and violent delinquency. Results: Findings tend to confirm the conceptual model. Subjects…