Introduction: Little is known about how juvenile delinquents and clinically referred youth handle the key developmental task of identity formation. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare identity formation in juvenile delinquent and clinically referred boys to identity formation in boys drawn from the general population. Method: Mean scores on identity dimensions and membership to identity statuses in ideological (i.e., education) and interpersonal (i.e., relationship with the best friend) domains were compared across groups of juvenile delinquent boys (n = 30), clinically referred boys (n = 21), and boys drawn from the general adolescent population (n = 30). Results: Juvenile delinquents, but not clinically referred youth, displayed a weaker identity in both the ideological and interpersonal domain than adolescents from the general population. Discussion: Identity formation among juvenile delinquents deserves more attention from both researchers and clinicians.
Identity formation in juvenile delinquents and clinically referred youth / Klimstra, Theo A.; Crocetti, Elisabetta; Hale, William W.; Kolman, Aline I.M.; Fortanier, Eveline; Meeus, Wim H.J.. - In: REVUE EUROPÉENNE DE PSYCHOLOGUE APPLIQUÉE. - ISSN 1162-9088. - STAMPA. - 61:3(2011), pp. 123-130. [10.1016/j.erap.2011.05.002]
Identity formation in juvenile delinquents and clinically referred youth
CROCETTI, ELISABETTA;
2011
Abstract
Introduction: Little is known about how juvenile delinquents and clinically referred youth handle the key developmental task of identity formation. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare identity formation in juvenile delinquent and clinically referred boys to identity formation in boys drawn from the general population. Method: Mean scores on identity dimensions and membership to identity statuses in ideological (i.e., education) and interpersonal (i.e., relationship with the best friend) domains were compared across groups of juvenile delinquent boys (n = 30), clinically referred boys (n = 21), and boys drawn from the general adolescent population (n = 30). Results: Juvenile delinquents, but not clinically referred youth, displayed a weaker identity in both the ideological and interpersonal domain than adolescents from the general population. Discussion: Identity formation among juvenile delinquents deserves more attention from both researchers and clinicians.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
