TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Self-esteem and delinquency in South Korean adolescents: Latent growth modeling
JO  - School psychology international
A1  - Lee, Kyungeun
A1  - Lee, Julie
SP  - 54
EP  - 68
VL  - 33
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined the inter-related development of self-esteem and delinquency across three years. Participants were 3449 Korean high school adolescents (age M = 15.8, SD = 0.42, 1725 boys, 1724 girls) from Korea Youth Panel Study (KYPS), in 2005-2007, nationally representative of Korean adolescents. Latent growth modeling was employed for analysis. <br><br>RESULTS showed that: 1) there were linear growth in self-esteem and delinquency. Moreover, there were significant individual differences in initial level of self-esteem and delinquency, and rate of change in self-esteem and delinquency; 2) the analyses of panel data did not support Kaplan's theory by showing that delinquency was negatively associated with growth in self-esteem among adolescents. Cultural implications are illustrated. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-0343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034311409856
ID  - ref1
ER  -