Self-Concept and Violent Delinquency in Urban African-American Adolescent Males

Bynum, Evita G.; Weiner, Ronald

doi:10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.477

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“…Engaging in delinquency may also be a more general marker for difficulties in forming personal identity, a struggle which has been related to poorer adjustment in general (e.g., Meeus et al 2012 ). Delinquency has been theorized to be a way of dealing with a negative self-concept (Levy 1997 ), and a more positive self-concept has been linked to lower assaultive delinquency (Bynum and Weiner 2002 ). Based on research on identity and delinquency as well as the link between self-concept clarity and identity, self-concept clarity was expected to be negatively related to delinquency.…”

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The Longitudinal Role of Self-Concept Clarity and Best Friend Delinquency in Adolescent Delinquent Behavior

Levey

Garandeau

Meeus

et al. 2019

J Youth Adolescence

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Adolescence tends to be characterized by a temporary peak in delinquent behavior, and friends in particular play a key role in the initiation and the development of delinquency. However, adolescents differ in their susceptibility to friends’ influence on delinquency. Especially adolescents who are less certain about who they are might show more delinquent behavior, and might be more susceptible to their friends’ behaviors, as friends are also crucial for adolescents’ identity formation. In addition to examining the main effects of best friend’s delinquency and self-concept clarity on the development of adolescents’ delinquency, the current study scrutinized whether self-concept clarity moderated the longitudinal association between adolescents’ and their best friends’ self-reported delinquent behavior. The current study examined whether best friend delinquency and adolescent self-concept clarity were related to the development of adolescents’ delinquency, and whether self-concept clarity moderated the relation between adolescent and best friend delinquency. Dutch adolescents ( N = 497, M age Wave 1 = 13 years, 287 boys) and their best friends participated across six annual waves. Both adolescents and best friends reported on their delinquency and adolescents reported on their self-concept clarity. Adolescent delinquency linearly declined, and although adolescents’ and best friends' delinquency levels were related, changes in delinquency of adolescents and best friends were not. Adolescents low on self-concept clarity reported higher levels of delinquency. Self-concept clarity also moderated the relation between adolescent and best friend delinquency levels, with stronger relations observed for adolescents with lower self-concept clarity. Future research should examine the protective role of self-concept clarity not only against delinquent behavior, but also against susceptibility to peer influence.

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The Longitudinal Role of Self-Concept Clarity and Best Friend Delinquency in Adolescent Delinquent Behavior

Levey

Garandeau

Meeus

et al. 2019

J Youth Adolescence

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“…Several studies conducted in the general education system (i.e., regular education classes and resource rooms) have demonstrated that adolescents with CD frequently present a low level of global self-esteem (Al-Talib & Griffi n, 1994;Barry, Frick, & Killian, 2003;Bynum & Weiner, 2002;Donnelan, Trzesniewski, Robins, Moffi tt, & Capi, 2005;Harter, Whitesell, & Junkin, 1998;Hay, 2000;Levy 1997Levy , 2001Sprott & Doob, 2000) and a similar level of global physical self-perceptions (Al-Talib & Griffi n, 1994;Hay, 2000;Levy, 1997Levy, , 2001 in comparison with normally achieving (NA) students. However, other studies explain that when adolescents with CD are schooled in a segregated education system (i.e., segregated classes in a specialized establishment) they tended to present lower levels of global self-esteem (Al-Talib & Griffi n, 1994;Evans, Levy, Sullenberger, & Vyas, 1991;Levy 1997Levy , 2001Maïano, Ninot, Bilard, & Albernhe, 2002;Sweitzer, 2005), global physical self-perceptions (Al-Talib & Griffi n, 1994;Levy 1997Levy , 2001Maïano et al, 2002;Sweitzer, 2005), and perceived physical condition and sport competence (Maïano et al, 2002) than NA students.…”

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Effects of Sport Participation on the Basketball Skills and Physical Self of Adolescents with Conduct Disorders

Maïano

Ninot

Morin

et al. 2007

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

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The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term effects of sport participation on the basketball skills and physical self-concept of adolescents with conduct disorders (CD). Participants were 24 adolescent males with CD, divided equally into three groups: (a) interestablishment basketball (IEBB), (b) integrated scholastic basketball (ISBB), and (c) control-adapted physical activity (APA). The basketball skills tests and physical self-concept were both administrated 4 times over an 18-month period. Results indicated (a) an improvement in basketball skills in both competitive groups (i.e., ISBB, IEBB), (b) a signifi cant curvilinear trend of physical self-worth scale in the three groups, and (c) no signifi cant changes in physical self-concept in the three groups (i.e., ISBB, IEBB, and APA). In conclusion, the integrated and segregated competitive programs did not represent an effective means for improving the physical self-concept of adolescents with CD.Conduct disorders (CD) are defi ned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) as follows.A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of three (or more) of the following criteria in the past twelve months, with at least one criterion present in the past six months: (a) aggression toward people or animals, (b) destruction of property, (c) deceitfulness or theft, and (d) serious rule violations. (pp. 90-91)

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“…There is substantial theoretical and empirical evidence to suggest that self-concept, or the association of self with a trait, is a fundamental factor related to engagement in criminal behaviour (Bacchini et al, 2017;Bynum & Weiner, 2002;Nunes et al, 2013;Simourd & Olver, 2002). More specifically, research examining self-concept has revealed that maintaining an aggressive self-concept is associated with aggressive traits and aggressive behaviour .…”

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The Relationship Between Implicit and Explicit Violent Self-Concept and Violent Behaviour

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Violent self-concept (i.e., the association between self and violent) has been found to be associated with acts of aggression violent behaviour (Nunes et al., 2015). The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between implicit and explicit violent self-concept and self-reported violent behaviour in 138 male undergraduate students. The Implicit Association Test (IAT; Greenwald et al., 1998) was adapted via pilot testing to assess implicit violent self-concept (VSC-IAT), whereas explicit violent self-concept and violent behaviour were each assessed with two self-report measures. Correlational analyses indicated that explicit violent self-concept was related to prior self-reported violent behaviour; however, implicit violent self-concept was not. These findings may provide valuable information regarding the measurement of implicit and explicit violent self-concept and the association between violent self-concept and self-reported violent behaviour.

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Self-Concept and Violent Delinquency in Urban African-American Adolescent Males

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

The Longitudinal Role of Self-Concept Clarity and Best Friend Delinquency in Adolescent Delinquent Behavior

The Longitudinal Role of Self-Concept Clarity and Best Friend Delinquency in Adolescent Delinquent Behavior

Effects of Sport Participation on the Basketball Skills and Physical Self of Adolescents with Conduct Disorders

The Relationship Between Implicit and Explicit Violent Self-Concept and Violent Behaviour

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