Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Self-esteem in adolescence; Juvenile delinquency -- Psychological aspects;
Abstract
Volumes of research have been written over the past forty years on factors related to delinquency. Theories on the causation of delinquency have been derived from three basic perspectives: biological, psychological, and environmental-sociological (Johnson, Bird, & Little, 1981; Empey, 1982). Biological causes include genetic and physical structure of the child. The psychological perspectives sees delinquency as a result of emotional instability. Environmental reasons include socio-economic status of the child's family, peer group pressure, and neighborhood cultural characteristics. The purpose of this paper is to review the relationship of self-esteem and delinquency and primarily focus on whether a low level of self-esteem is a predictive factor for delinquency. As a result there will be some theoretical overlap in this review.
Year of Submission
1990
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
Ann Vernon
Date Original
1990
Object Description
1 PDF file (15 leaves)
Copyright
©1990 David D. Carlson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Carlson, David D., "Self-esteem as a predictive factor in juvenile delinquency" (1990). Graduate Research Papers. 2137.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/2137
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