Presenza dei genitori e vittimizzazione dei giovani in Italia: risultati dell'International Self-report Delinquency Study-3

The current study is based on an in-depth international survey, International Self-Report Delinquency Study-3 (ISRD-3), aimed at studying the relationship between parental presence/absence, perception of emotional support by parents and juvenile victimization. The data have been collected by a questionnaire ISRD-3 administered to an Italian sample of 3.508 students from 7th tp 9th grade. The results show that adolescents who live in monoparental families or with other people (grandparents, uncles, other relatives etc.), are more victimized. Moreover, payng attention to the perception that the adolescent has of parental emotional support, it appears that a low perception corresponds to a greater victimization experienced. The research suggests that the intervention strategies on juvenile victimization should involve all family members and have as main objective the improvement of the quality of relationship.