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First published on November 8, 2007, doi:10.1177/0306624X07309182

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 2008;52:134.

A more recent version of this article appeared on April 1, 2008

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A Test of Hirschis Social Bonding Theory: A Comparison of Male and Female Delinquency

Özden Özbay1* and Yusuf Ziya Özcan2

1 Nigde University, Turkey
2 Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: -.


  Abstract
In this study, Hirschi’s social bonding theory is employed to identify what aspects of the theory can explain male and female delinquency and whether social bonding variables can equally explain male and female delinquency (generalizability problem) in a developing society, Turkey. The data include a two-stage-stratified cluster sample of 1,710 high school students from the central districts of Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The findings suggest that social bonding variables play a more important role for male students than for female students. Furthermore, they indicate that components of the social bonding theory can equally explain both male and female delinquent acts.


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