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9 Cards in this Set
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Aim |
To see if personality traits (psychotisim,extraversion and self esteem) affected delinquency |
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Hypothesis |
Measures of extraversion psychotisim and self esteem will be significant predictors for reported delinquency |
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Method |
Longitudinal study over 2 years |
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Sample |
282 teenagers from Australia |
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Material |
- eysenck's personality questionnaire - 10 Item questionnaire to measure self esteem - questionnaire to measure self reported delinquency |
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Procedure |
- 1 questionnaire was completed at time 1 - 2 years later 80% returned and completed the questionnaire at time 2 |
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Results |
- boys were more likely to engage in delinquency - positive correlation between psychotisim and delinquency in time 1 and 2 |
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Conclusion |
Psychotisim is associated significantly with self report delinquency |
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Criticisms |
- age bias - cultural bias - not reliable because participants may have given social desirable answers |
