Norms and Individual Patterns in Student Deviancy

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Moral attitudes and behavioral experiences of 753 college students were measured using an anonymous, self-report questionnaire focusing on 30 deviant behaviors. The rankings of behaviors in terms of moral condemnation were highly similar in different age and sex groups. An appreciable portion of males had engaged in all of the behaviors considered; female rates were generally lower than male rates. Ratings of amount of experience with the 30 behaviors were factor analyzed to define dimensions of individual deviancy. Eleven factors were extracted for both males and females. Generally the factors were similar across sex, but not all the female factors could be characterized with confidence. Some additional analyses suggested that moral norms, personal motivations, and situational p4ressures all contribute to deviancy rates, and the latter factor may be intricately involved in development of a pattern of deviancy.

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