TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Self-concept and violent delinquency in urban African-American adolescent males
JO  - Psychological reports
A1  - Bynum, Evita G.
A1  - Weiner, Ronald I.
SP  - 477
EP  - 486
VL  - 90
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2941
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -