Enhancement of male juvenile delinquents' self-concepts through photographed social interactions.
This study was designed to identify juvenile delinquent boys who had low social self-concepts as measured by the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) and to enhance their self-concepts through a program of photographic feedback of successful social interactions. A total of 30 Ss engaged in social interactions each week for 5 weeks, during which time the interactions were photographed. Compared with the control group, Ss who received the weekly photographic feedback increased in Total Self-concept, Social Self-concept, Personal Self-concept, Identity, andSelf-satisfaction as measured by the subscales of the TSCS. The experimental group Ss also showed decreased Maladjustment on the TSCS, as compared with the control group. Compared with the experimental group, the control group showed a decrease on the Behavior subscale of the TSCS.
D000293:Adolescent; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010781:Photography; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D014796:Visual Perception