What is it about?
This study focuses on examining the effects of employment and work hours on delinquency during adolescence. Juvenile employment and work hours are hypothesized to increase delinquency, and the longitudinal panel data obtained from the Korean Youth Panel Survey are utilized. Results from fixed effects models showed that working youths are more likely to participate in crime, substance use, and status offenses. Regarding work hours, both moderate and intensive work was significantly related to substance use and status offenses, whereas only intensive work was significantly related to crime. The effects of intensive work on substance use and status offenses were different between male and female.
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This study presents the effects of employment and delinquency during adolescence among South Korean youth. This is the only study that tested the relationship between juvenile employment and delinquency.
Perspectives
This study examined the relationship between employment and delinquency by focusing on filling gaps from prior studies. This study included various control variables to capture important differences that might influence the effects of employment on delinquency. In addition, models for panel data were applied to address possible selection of observed and unobserved differences.
Examining the effect of employment on delinquency: A longitudinal study of South Korean youths Hee Jung Lee
Ministry of Justice, South Korea
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This page is a summary of: Examining the Effect of Employment on Delinquency: A Longitudinal Study of South Korean Youths, Crime & Delinquency, October 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0011128716671875.
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