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Abstract
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"(1) The construction of a questionnaire rating scale to investigate teenage boys' play practices has been found feasible. (2) Certain items in a long list of play activities have been found to discriminate sharply between delinquent and nondelinquent boys . . . (5) The data indicate that the delinquent individual's play life frequently involves activities which society views as transgressions. Nonparticipation in those activities which are significant for delinquency appears to be more indicative of nondelinquency than does participation in socially accepted or desirable play forms. (6) The Play Activities Blank is considered to be of some value for screening out boys who need special attention from school guidance and recreational services." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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