Abstrakt
A natural part of growing up of every individual is weakening of parental influence and making new friends with people of the same age and similar interests. Most obviously we observe these life changes during adolescence.
Previous research has confirmed the significant influence of risky behaviour and delinquent friends on individual delinquency. Indeed, the majority of delinquent acts are committed in the group and the free time spent with friends, i.e. outside the home, provides the perfect opportunity to commit them.
In the paper, we use data from two waves of ISRD research to describe the patterns of spending leisure time of Czech youth and activities they most often indulge in. We also focus on the analysis of the link between lifestyle, delinquency and victimization.
The data show that the time spent with family reduces the likelihood of committing delinquent acts, but as evidenced by ISRD-3 data, juveniles declare to be more peer-orientated that in 2007, when ISRD-2 was conducted. Further, the results of our study are in accordance with previous research on the topic.
Data suggest that there exists a positive relationship between engaging in risky activities, contact with delinquent friends, juvenile delinquency and victimization.