The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-concept of juvenile delinquents
and to compare it with the self-concept of non-delinquent adolescents.
The aspects of the self and their role in self-concept formation were outlined.
Psychosocial and moral development were discussed, as well as factors that affect
moral development.
Juvenile delinquency was studied. Poverty and lack of parental care stood out as the
main causes of juvenile delinquency. The South African juvenile justice system was
also investigated.
The Adolescent Self-concept Scale was administered to 20 delinquent and 20 nondelinquent
adolescents. The results revealed that there is a significant difference
between the self-concept of juvenile delinquents and that of non-delinquents. The
delinquent group was found to have a low general self-concept.
In order to determine how delinquent behaviour influences the self-concept and vice
versa, one respondent from the delinquent group was randomly selected and an indepth
study was carried out. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (with specialisation in Guidance and Counselling)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/18119 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Maphila, Makaladi Lazarus |
| Contributors | Venter, Maria Adriana |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (177 leaves) : illustrations |
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