Citation

Werner E. Br. J. Criminol. 1975; 15(1): 51-68.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Publisher Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

This investigation evaluated the relationship of Warren's interpersonal maturity (I-level) system of developmental stages to a statistical typology of 934 delinquents which was derived from configural characteristics of cluster scores on three oblique dimensions of the California Psychological Inventory. CPI cluster analysis and the evaluation of the I-level/CPI typology relation ship were both carried out separately for white and non-white sub-samples. The significant I-level/CPI typology relationship found, though consistent with theoretical expectations, was small. As expected, no differences were found between whites and non-whites in terms of the correlates of maturity diagnosis. The relationship of I-level to non-verbal intelligence was also evaluated and some general implications of this association for both the construct of interpersonal maturity and the issue of ethnic group differences in I-level distribution were considered.