Competence, delinquency, and attempts to attain possible selves

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6204587
AutoresDaphna Oyserman (0000-0002-2727-2167, Wayne State University, autor correspondente), Eli Saltz
Ano1993
Volume65
Fascículo2
Páginas360-374
Data de publicação1993-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.65.2.360
PMID8366425
OpenAlexW2086206339
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas73

The impact of impulsivity, possible selves, and social and communication skills on delinquent involvement in inner-city high school and incarcerated boys (aged 13-17, N = 230) was explored. Impulsivity, perceived attempts to attain possible selves, and balance in possible selves were hypothesized to directly influence delinquency. Social and communication skills were hypothesized to influence delinquency directly and indirectly through their effects on impulsivity, balance, and attempts to attain possible selves. These factors discriminated moderately well between high school and incarcerated youths. Impulsivity was an especially powerful predictor of self-reported delinquency among high school youths but not among incarcerated youths. The effect of other variables differed somewhat for different categories of delinquency (aggression, theft, hooliganism, and school truancy) and between subsamples, suggesting the importance of examining the subjective meaning of each of these behaviors for the individual in his social context.

Aggression · Competence (human resources) · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Impulsivity · Juvenile delinquency · Poison control · Truancy · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Psychology · Social Psychology