Adolescent violent behavior and ego development.
The guiding hypothesis of this study was that there is an association between violence and ego development. Exploratory factor analysis was used to generate summed scales used as proxy measures for the major construct components, ego development and violence. The results of this study support the hypothesis.
DiNapoli
Pamela Pershing
PP
School of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA. ppdn@cisunix.unh.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D004532:Ego; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*