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| Autor(es): |
Nivette, Amy
[1]
;
Trajtenberg, Nico
[2]
;
Eisner, Manuel
[3, 4]
;
Ribeaud, Denis
[4]
;
Tourinho Peres, Maria Fernanda
[5]
Número total de Autores: 5
|
| Afiliação do(s) autor(es): | [1] Univ Utrecht, Dept Sociol, Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht - Netherlands
[2] Cardiff Univ, Sch Social Sci, Cardiff - Wales
[3] Univ Cambridge, Inst Criminol, Cambridge - England
[4] Univ Zurich, Jacobs Ctr Prod Youth Dev, Zurich - Switzerland
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Med Prevent, Fac Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 5
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE; v. 83, p. 83-94, AUG 2020. |
| Citações Web of Science: | 0 |
| Resumo | |
Introduction: This paper accomplishes two goals. First, we assesses the measurement invariance of legal cynicism among adolescents in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Zurich, Switzerland. Second, we evaluate a series of social and individual antecedents that are expected to influence legal cynicism across contexts. Methods: This paper first evaluates the measurement invariance of legal cynicism using Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis with three randomized clustered samples of adolescents in Zurich (n = 1447), Sao Paulo (n = 2680) and Montevideo (n = 2204). Second, we assessed the correlates for legal cynicism in each city using structural equation modelling techniques. Results: The results demonstrated metric invariance, but not scalar invariance among adolescents in Sao Paulo, Zurich, and Montevideo. We were able to establish partial measurement invariance for legal cynicism in Sao Paulo and Zurich, and therefore proceeded with the comparison of latent means and antecedents. The results show that on average legal cynicism is higher in Zurich, but that the size and strength of antecedents were similar across cities. Low self-control was by far the strongest correlate of legal cynicism. Conclusions: Overall, our results suggest that current operationalizations of legal cynicism may not be rooted in social structural context and experiences with legal authorities, but rather reflect how individuals interpret legal boundaries and dispositions towards rule-breaking. Researchers must reconsider how legal cynicism fits into models of legal socialization, and whether developmental models of self-control may help us understand the origins and nature of legal cynicism, as it is currently measured. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 16/22259-4 - Fatores de risco e proteção para comportamento violento entre adolescentes no Município de São Paulo - Projeto São Paulo para o desenvolvimento social de crianças e adolescentes |
| Beneficiário: | Maria Fernanda Tourinho Peres |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular |