The purpose of the present study was first to compare the scores of Internal-External locus of control (I-E belief s) and self-concepts of normal adolescents and juvenile delinquents. These were also analyzed by age, sex and SES.
This study intended ...
The purpose of the present study was first to compare the scores of Internal-External locus of control (I-E belief s) and self-concepts of normal adolescents and juvenile delinquents. These were also analyzed by age, sex and SES.
This study intended secondly to investigate the relationship between I-E beliefs and self-concepts.
The subjects of this study were composed of two groups: 404 (m : 195, f : 209) normal adolescent group subjects were sampled from several junior and senior high school in Seoul area, and 108 (m : 74, f : 34) juvenile delinquent group subjects were sampled from the An-Yang Discrimination Center and a reformatory in An-Yang.
The I-E Locus of control Scale for Students (the Nowicki and Strikland's scale translated by jung Eun-Joo and Son Jin-Hoon), Self-concept Inventory (Jung Won-Sik), and Socio-economic status questionnaire (SES). All the material obtained in this study were computed t-test and Pearson's correlation using SAS.
The major findings of this study were as follows:
1. There was significant differences in I-E locus of control beliefs between normal adolescents and juvenile delinquents. Normal yonths showed higher scores on internal control beliefs, while the delinquent youths showed higher scores on external control beliefs.
2. Normal adolescents were shown having higher scores on internal control beliefs and almost every self-concept subelements than juvenile delinquents regardless age, sex, SES.
3. There was significant differences in self-concepts between normal adolescents and juvenile delinquents. Normal yonths have higher positive self-concepts than juvenile youths.
4. There was significant differences in self-concept between subjects who have beliefs of internal control and subjects who have beliefs of external control. Youths with beliefs of internal control have more positive self-concepts than youths with beliefs of external control.