@article{ref1,
title="Self-concept and violent delinquency in urban African-American adolescent males",
journal="Psychological reports",
year="2002",
author="Bynum, Evita G. and Weiner, Ronald I.",
volume="90",
number="2",
pages="477-486",
abstract="African-American adolescent males experience a disproportionate rate of victimization associated with and arrest for violent crime. This study examined the between self-concept and violent delinquency within a group of 155 urban African-American adolescent males. Walter Reckless's 1967 containment theory, which suggest that a positive self-concept will insulate a juvenile from delinquency and crime, served as the theoretical frame of reference. The participants included 155 African-American males aged 13 to 19 years who completed the Adolescent Life Survey, developed by the investigators, and the Tennessee Self-concept Scale. Quantitative measurments of self-concept and delinquency were obtained. In general, the findings did not support containment theory. However, the study does present new data regarding serious violent delinquency.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2941",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}