The purpose of the present study was to analyze the relationship between problem behavior and self-related variables(egocentrism, self-esteem, self-identity), and to investigate the predictors and their relative importance of these variables on proble...
The purpose of the present study was to analyze the relationship between problem behavior and self-related variables(egocentrism, self-esteem, self-identity), and to investigate the predictors and their relative importance of these variables on problem behavior in inmate adolescents. The subjects of the study were 299 inmate adolescents in Chuncheon Juvenile Reformatory. Among them, there were 2 twelve years old, 9 thirteen year old, 27 fourteen years old, 88 fifteen years old, 96 sixteen years old, 52 seventeen years old, and 4 nineteen years old boys. The findings were as follows. First, experiences of prohibited places for adolescents and drinking were significantly related to other problem behaviors. Second, the relationship between problem behavior and self-related variables was different from whether problem behavior was analyzed by totally or individually. Third, there were different results about the relationship between egocentrism, self-identity, and problem behavior, whether egocentrism and self-identity were considered by totally or individually. Finally, imaginary audience, goal-directedness, and interpersonal relation were important predictors of problem behavior in inmate adolescents.