Meanings of Teen Crime Actress: Perspective of Their Mothers
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(analytical): With the objective of characterizing the meanings of criminal acts that the mothers of young people who are serving sentences in a Youth Detention Centre, a descriptive qualitative study was carried out that selected a sample of five participants who are classified as critical cases. The study used the data collection technique of a semi-structured interview and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze and interpret the data that was obtained. The results identified five common themes among the mothers that were interviewed: attribution of origin of criminal conduct; consequences of the deprivation of liberty; factors that help young people change their behavior; the revelation of criminal acts; and family dynamics. The implications for intervention processes are discussed.
Key words: adolescent development, juvenile delinquency, family relations, transgenerational patterns, family therapy (PsycInfo-APA).
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