EFFECTS OF MODES OF DISCIPLINE AND COMMUNICATION STYLES ON DELINQUENCY AND CHARACTER TRAITS IN ADOLESCENT BOYS AND GIRLS

• NCJ Number: 42036
• Author(s): J F MCTAMNEY
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 139 pages
• Sale Source: UMI Dissertation Services
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA - DISSERTATION

Annotation

THIS DOCTORAL STUDY ATTEMPTS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNICATION AND SPECIFIC STYLES OF PARENTAL DISCIPLINE ON DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR.

Abstract

THIS STUDY FOCUSES ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITY OF EXPECTED PARENTAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE USE OF A QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPED TO MEASURE DEFENSIVE, SUPPORTIVE, AND CONFUSING COMMUNICATION AS PERCEIVED BY THE ADOLESCENT. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WILL RESPOND ON THE BASIS OF WHAT HE EXPECTS FROM HIS PARENTS, WHETHER THE PARENT ACCEPTS OR REJECTS, WHETHER THE PARENT GIVES OR TAKES. THIS STUDY ALSO ATTEMPTS TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION AND DISCIPLINE ON CHARACTER TRAITS AND RELATE THESE CHARACTER TRAITS, IN TURN, TO DELINQUENCY AND NONDELINQUENCY....MSP