The mediating role of self-control between parental attachment and adolescent delinquency

Manouchehri, M, Aljaberi, MA, Lin, Y-C, Sabah, A, Lin, C-Y, Alduais, A, Ali, AM, Bhardwaj, A and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2025. The mediating role of self-control between parental attachment and adolescent delinquency. Deviant Behavior. ISSN 0163-9625

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Abstract

Adolescent delinquency is a major concern in Iranian society, influenced by familial and social factors. The present study examined whether self-control mediated the relationship between parental attachment and delinquency among 528 adolescents (63% female) aged 15–17 years recruited from high schools in Tehran. Mediation analysis showed that stronger parental attachment was associated with greater self-control, which in turn predicted lower delinquency. Sobel tests and bootstrapping confirmed self-control as a significant partial mediator for both maternal and paternal attachment. The findings highlight the importance of strengthening parent-child bonds to reduce delinquent behavior among Iranian adolescents.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Deviant Behavior
Creators:	Manouchehri, M., Aljaberi, M.A., Lin, Y.-C., Sabah, A., Lin, C.-Y., Alduais, A., Ali, A.M., Bhardwaj, A. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	28 July 2025
ISSN:	0163-9625
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/01639625.2025.2537450 DOI 2478651 Other
Rights:	© 2025 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	05 Aug 2025 12:46
Last Modified:	05 Aug 2025 12:46
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/54117

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