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Agency and delinquency among adolescence during their transition to adulthood: what role in the desistance process?
Puglia, Rosa; Glowacz, Fabienne
2017Belgian Association for Psychological Science (BAPS)
 

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Keywords :
Delinquency; Agency; Desistance
Abstract :
[en] Recent studies have shown that agency plays an important role in the desistance process. This variable allows the transition from delinquent identity to non-delinquent identity. However, despite increasing literature about this topic, there is a lack of consensus regarding the role of this variable in the desistance process. Also, the way to measure this phenomenon remains unclear. In our study, agency is thought within a border framework, namely the understanding of all kind of behavior. According to the social cognitive theory, emotional and cognitive processes influence human behavior: emotions and thoughts that will define ways of acting and will motivate behavioral changes. Outcomes expectancies can be help or hinder for the concretization of behavioral change. We conducted a qualitative research among adolescents (aged 17-18) who are engaged in a delinquent trajectory. Our objective are to understand how these young in transition to adulthood leave delinquent lifestyle by evaluating to their life course and delinquent course. Each participant was interviewed with a semi-structured interview. To ensure that the interviews provided rich insights into participants’ reality, the interview was designed to elicit detailed information on relevant themes including identity, turning point, future and delinquency trajectory. Desistance was not explicitly questioned. All interviews were taperecorded and analyzed using IPA method (Smith, 2003). Mastery Scale (Pearlin, 1978), Causal Attribution Scale (Rossier, 2002), Hope Scale (Snyder, 1991) and University Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (McConnaughy, 1983) were also administered. We see that the younths interviewed are at different stage in their desistance process. All of them, persistent or desistant, consider taking a hold on their lives. These results encourage thinking agency in the understanding of all kind of behavior. We should then take into account the beliefs and expectations of results as a variable mediating the relationship between agency and desistance.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Puglia, Rosa ;  Université de Liège > Département de Psychologie > Psychol. de la Délinqu.,des inadapt.soc.& proces.d'insert.
Glowacz, Fabienne  ;  Université de Liège > Département de Psychologie > Psychol. de la Délinqu.,des inadapt.soc.& proces.d'insert.
Language :
English
Title :
Agency and delinquency among adolescence during their transition to adulthood: what role in the desistance process?
Alternative titles :
[fr] Agency et délinquance chez les adolescents en transition vers l'âge adulte : quel rôle dans le processus de désistance ?
Publication date :
June 2017
Number of pages :
A0
Event name :
Belgian Association for Psychological Science (BAPS)
Event place :
Bruxelles, Belgium
Event date :
31/06/2017
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