The purpose of this study is to explore the relative influences of juvenile delinquency
using variables from Hirschi’s social bonding theory, Agnew’s general strain theory,
Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory, and Akers’ social learning theory. The data
derived from a sample of 2,018 high school students taken from National Youth Policy
Institute in 2013. Multiple OLS regression analysis indicated that social learning theory has
the greatest impact on dependent variables than other theories. The results of regression
analyses also explore the notion that without the social bond, general strain, and self-control
variables, there is very little loss of explained variance when these variables are removed from
the full equation. However, when the social learning factors are eliminated from the full
equation, the change in R2 is dramatic. This result supported the idea that social learning
variables had the strongest effect on the juvenile delinquency of Korean adolescents. The
most important implication of this study is that it is the first study to test four major
theoretical models for juvenile delinquency in Korea. It also makes a number of important
contributions toward the further utilization of social learning in investigating juvenile
delinquency for Korean high school students.