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A Model of Rural Delinquency: Collective Efficacy in Rural Schools

Lackey, Jennifer Hayman

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Social contexts have long been identified as having an impact on adolescent behaviors, including the neighborhood context. However, most literature examining neighborhood influences on juvenile behavior have focused on urban and semi-urban populations. When these urban-centric models are applied to rural populations, results are generally mixed, and oftentimes contradictory to patterns established in urban populations. The current study tested an alternative model for predicting juvenile problems behaviors in rural areas but examining the validity of previous conceptualized “neighborhood collective efficacy” in rural schools. Constructs similar to Sampson et al.’s (1997) neighborhood collective efficacy were found in this sample, and this construct was significantly negatively correlated to juvenile self-reported problems behaviors. As hypothesized, school collective efficacy was more strongly related to self-reported problem behaviors than neighborhood collective efficacy for this sample. Directions for future research and implications for policies are discussed.
Carolyn Tompsett (Advisor)
Eric Dubow (Committee Member)
Anne Gordon (Committee Member)
Paul Johnson (Committee Member)
86 p.

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  • Lackey, J. H. (2016). A Model of Rural Delinquency: Collective Efficacy in Rural Schools [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1479137758630378

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lackey, Jennifer. A Model of Rural Delinquency: Collective Efficacy in Rural Schools . 2016. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1479137758630378.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lackey, Jennifer. "A Model of Rural Delinquency: Collective Efficacy in Rural Schools ." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1479137758630378

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)