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    Background:

    • Moral values are complex and may differ between delinquent and non-delinquent youth.
    • Understanding these differences is crucial for addressing juvenile delinquency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the dimensions of moral values in high school-aged delinquent and non-delinquent boys.
    • To compare the moral judgments of these two groups on specific value dimensions.

    Main Methods:

    • Cluster analysis was used on a moral values scale administered to 100 matched pairs of delinquent and non-delinquent boys.
    • Four reliable dimensions were identified: informing, masculine inadequacy, identity conflict, and aggression.

    Main Results:

    • Delinquent boys rated informing on others as more wrong than non-delinquent boys.
    • Non-delinquent boys rated identity conflict behaviors as more wrong than delinquent boys.
    • No significant relationships were found between moral value dimensions and age, race, social status, or verbal intelligence.

    Conclusions:

    • Delinquency may not stem from ignorance of societal values, but from adopting deviant subculture values.
    • Moral judgments concerning informing and identity conflict differ between delinquent and non-delinquent youth.