The Impact of Juvenile Victimization, Peer Influence, Birth Order, Parenting Style, and Home Environment on Delinquent Behaviour: Literature Review

Abstract

The study aims to find the effect of juvenile victimization, peer pressure, birth order, parenting style, and home environment on delinquent behaviour in children. Initially, 105 journals were selected for review in this study. After screening, 30 articles were included, and 75 were excluded to focus on the topic. The studies included in this review are both cross-sectional and longitudinal. The sample consists of both delinquent and non-delinquent youths. The review findings indicate that juvenile victimization, birth order, parenting style, and family environment substantially impact children’s delinquent behaviour. The authoritarian parenting style is the most predictive of delinquency. It is concluded that fathers’ parenting style significantly impacts children’s delinquent behaviour.