The study examined the relationships between various parental discipline styles and perceived powerlessness in antisocial adolescents. The literature on adolescent antisocial behavior frequently describes states of disaffection, alienation, and powerlessness as characteristic of the delinquent youth. The parent-child relationship is also frequently implicated as the significant precursor of antisocial behavior in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine if perception of control orientations function as cognitive mediators between perceived styles of parental discipline and subsequent behavior in adolescents. It was concluded, on the basis of the data obtained from this study, that antisocial adolescents do not perceive themselves to be more powerless than non-antisocial adolescents. It was recommended that caution should be exercised in applying such a label to those exhibiting antisocial patterns of behavior. It was also concluded that punishment applied in an unpredictable fashion may have detrimental effects on the development of female adolescents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331282 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Hall, David Lawrence Boyer |
| Contributors | Black, Charles J., Jr., Holloway, Harold D., Stricklin, Annie B., Kennelly, Kevin J., Haynes, Jack Read |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 122 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Hall, David Lawrence Boyer, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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