Effective Methods of Preventing the Risk of Juvenile Delinquency: A Case Study in High School Children

Abstract

The problem of student delinquency has existed for a long time. However, it is currently difficult to overcome due to several factors such as the government, parents, and families. In particular, the contributing factors can include parental marital discord, social skills, and internet use. This study aims to analyze the relationship between parents' marital discord, social skills, internet use, and the occurrence of juvenile delinquency. This was quantitative research with an analytical descriptive design. The population was 508 students in Wonosobo. Furthermore, 84 were selected as the samples using the random sampling proportion technique. In addition, the test used the chi-square test. The results showed that most respondents had no marital discord with their parents (53.6%). Respondents with good social skills and moderate internet use (48.8%). Students committed juvenile delinquency, but not seriously by 65.5%. There is a correlation between parental marital discord, social skills, internet use, and juvenile delinquency. In the multivariate analysis, Juvenile delinquency can be prevented by controlling parental marital discord factors, and social skills and preventing interaction of Internet use without adolescent social skills. There is a correlation between parental marital discord, social skills, internet use, and juvenile delinquency. Social skills are a major factor in juvenile delinquency