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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GLOBAL AND DOMAIN-SPECIFIC SELF-EVALUATIONS AND TYPES OF OFFENDING IN COMMUNITY BOYS AND GIRLS.
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Journal of Community Psychology . Nov2015, Vol. 43 Issue 8, p986-1004. 19p. 6 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This study investigates age- and gender-specific relationships between global and domain-specific self-evaluations and types of offending in school-going adolescents. A self-report survey was administered to 710 boys and girls, using the Dutch version of the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents and an offending questionnaire. Property-only (vs. non-) offending is related to low perceived behavioral conduct. Violent-only (vs. non-) offending is negatively related to perceived behavioral conduct in both boys and girls. In addition, violent-only (vs. non-) offending is related to low perceived scholastic competence in girls but high perceived scholastic competence in boys. Both property and violent (vs. non-) offending is related to low perceived behavioral conduct but high perceived close friendship. The findings generally support the view that low rather than high self-evaluation is related to offending. This relation differs according to the subscale of self-evaluation, the type of offending, only marginally according to gender, and not at all according to age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00904392
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Community Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110318637
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21727