Childhood maltreatment, shame, and self-esteem: an exploratory analysis of influencing factors on criminal behavior in juvenile female offenders.
BMC Psychol
; 12(1): 257, 2024 May 08.
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| ID: mdl-38720377
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between childhood maltreatment, shame, and self-esteem among juvenile female offenders and to explore the potential influencing factors on their criminal behavior.METHODS:
Using a stratified cluster sampling method, 1,227 juvenile female offenders from 11 provinces in China were surveyed using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Self-Esteem Scale (SES), and a self-developed Shame Questionnaire for Juvenile Offenders. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, chi-square tests, t-tests, and structural equation modeling with mediation analysis.RESULTS:
(1) Childhood maltreatment have a significant potential influencing factors on criminal behavior; (2) Childhood maltreatment was positively correlated with self-esteem(ß = 0.351, p < 0.001); (3) shame (ß = 0.042, p < 0.001) mediate the relationship between Childhood maltreatment and self-esteem (childhood maltreatment â shame â self-esteem (95% Cl 0.033, 0.052)).CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrates that childhood maltreatment is a significant predictor of criminal behavior among juvenile female offenders. childhood maltreatment can directly influence of self-esteem, which can also affect juvenile female offenders'self-esteem indirectly through shame. The findings suggest that shame are important variables that mediate the effect of the juvenile female offenders'childhood maltreatment on their self-esteem.Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Self Concept
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Shame
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Child Abuse
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Criminals
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Criminal Behavior
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Psychol
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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