This study examined the effects of parental autonomy support and parental control on adolescents' offline and cyber delinquency through depression, using data from the 2018 Korean Youth and Child Panel Survey (KYCPS). Participants included 1,193 male ...
This study examined the effects of parental autonomy support and parental control on adolescents' offline and cyber delinquency through depression, using data from the 2018 Korean Youth and Child Panel Survey (KYCPS). Participants included 1,193 male and 1,038 female high school sophomores. Mediation and multi-group path analyses were conducted using AMOS 22. Results indicated that autonomy support and parental control significantly influenced adolescent depression, while autonomy support directly affected only cyber delinquency. Depression significantly mediated relationships between parenting attitudes and both offline and cyber delinquency. Gender differences emerged: autonomy support had a stronger effect on depression among females, parental control had a stronger effect among males, and depression significantly predicted cyber delinquency only among females. These findings offer practical insights for preventing adolescent delinquency.