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The relationship between adolescent attitudes towards authority, self-concept, and delinquency
1Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Abstract:
Attitudes towards authority of youth and adults have been investigated in recent years in a number of Western countries. The present research focused on attitudes towards institutional authority among three groups of adolescents: nondelinquents, noninstitutionalized delinquents, and institutionalized delinquents. Relationships with self-concept were also investigated. It was found that attitudes towards parents, teachers, police, and the law were, in general, positive. Nondelinquents' attitudes were more positive than those of delinquents.
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