Role of Social Support and Social Interest in Juvenile Delinquency: A Binary Logistic Regression Study from Türkiye

Yazgan Özdemir, Taner Artan, Ahmed Taha Arifoglu, Seyhan Social Service Center, Disability and Older Adults Services Unit, The Ministry of Family and Social Services, Social Work Department, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, UNEC Social Work and Social Innovations Research Center, Azerbaijan State University of Economics

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Published online on November 24, 2025

Abstract

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 1251-1267, July 2026.
This study investigated adolescents’ involvement in juvenile delinquency in relation to their perceived social support and levels of social interest. Data were collected through face-to-face surveys with 402 adolescents aged 15–17 years in Adana, Türkiye. ...