Self-Concepts of Rural Early Adolescent Juvenile Delinquents
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Journal of Early Adolescence
- Vol. 4 (1) , 41-46
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431684041005
Abstract
Using a sample of rural early adolescents the present study found delinquent adolescents to have a lower self-concept than their nondelinquent counterparts, especially in the areas of body image, moral and ethical self, and family self-concept. These delinquents showed significant signs of maladjustment on the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale but accepted their negative self-image. Supplementary questions indicated that the delinquent group felt emotionally distant from their families, over reliant on their peers, and saw little hope for their future.Keywords
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