Exploring the Impact of Perceived Parental Style and Emotional Intelligence Level on Attitudes Towards Criminal Behaviour
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By Jess E Rose,
University of Lancashire.
Exploring the relationships between perceived parental style, emotional intelligence and attitudes towards criminal behaviour is important for understanding factors associated with improving interventions and preventing criminal actions. The current study examined whether perceived parental style (authoritarian, authoritative and permissive) and emotional intelligence jointly influenced adult criminal behaviour attitudes, whilst also controlling for age and gender. 102 participants completed questionnaires regarding the way in which they were parented, their emotional intelligence level (The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test) and their attitudes surrounding offending. A multiple regression analysis was conducted examining the relationships between all variables. The overall regression was not significant; however, correlations were identified between criminal behaviour attitudes and both authoritarian and authoritative parental styles, as well as between age and offending attitudes. These findings suggest that relationships between these variables may be complex and influenced by individual differences and life experiences. Future research using longitudinal designs may provide greater insight into how these relationships develop over time.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21171183