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The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology

A study on the gender differences among re-detained juvenile focusing on personality traits, relationships, institutional misconduct in a juvenile detention center

Abstract

Aiming at understanding the paths that lead juveniles re-detained and exploring intervention plans for preventing the re-detained, this study verifies the gender-specific effects of interpersonal relationships, personality, and institutional misconduct in a juvenile detention center on re-detained through structural equations. To conduct the study, information of PAI-A, ostracism experiences, childhood abuse experiences, crimes and demographic statistics of 140 people(male adolescents: 70, female adolescents: 70) living in juveniles Academic was collected. To summarize the main findings, first, personality traits were classified by gender for juveniles in their first detainment and re-detained. In the case of male juveniles, the personality traits that predict re-detained were classified as externalizing(irritability and egocentricity) factors while the female juveniles' cases were classified as a mixture of internalization and externalizing(activity level, psychotic experiences, negative relationships). Second, as a result of looking into the effect of interpersonal relationships on personality traits and institutional misconduct in a juvenile detention center by gender, interpersonal relationships of male juveniles did not affect personality traits and institutional misconduct in a juvenile detention center, however, in case of female juveniles, interpersonal relationships had a significant effect on personality traits. Third, as a result of conducting a path analysis, the model suitability of male and female juveniles in detention centers was satisfactory, and it was confirmed that personality traits and institutional misconduct in a juvenile detention center were a significant pathway for re-detained to juvenile centers. However, as for the relational factor, only female juveniles showed a significant path. In particular, ostracism experiences had a significant effect on personality traits and indirect effect on re-detained to juvenile centers. These results confirmed that there were differences between genders in the case of re-detained to juvenile centers. And in particular, it showed that personality traits and institutional misconduct in a juvenile detention center are closely related factors to re-detained. Through this, I would like to emphasize the implications of providing necessary gender-specific treatment in juvenile centers and the importances of positive rehabilitation to the society for juveniles through restorative definition.

keywords
juvenile center, juvenile offenders, gender, two factor model, institutional misconduct, second offender, re-detained

The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology