Ego Development and Female Delinquency: A Cognitive-Developmental Approach.

Frank, Susan; Quinlan, Donald M.

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Ego Development and Female Delinquency: A Cognitive-Developmental Approach

Frank, Susan; Quinlan, Donald M.

Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 85, 5, 505-10, Oct 76

The behaviors for which juvenile females are placed in court custody are most frequently related to sexual delinquency, "incorrigibility", and running away. Psychologically, these behaviors can be viewed as acting on impulses in ways prohibited by prevailing social norms. Examines the possibility that female delinquency represents an impulsive mode of organizing experience. (Author/RK)

Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquent Behavior, Females, Hypothesis Testing, Psychopathology, Research Methodology, Tables (Data)

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