title: [Behavior standards for public situations of children in reformatory institutions].
abstract: Behavioral standards are an important determinant of delinquent behavior. The present study investigated the associations between behavioral standards and juvenile delinquency of children in reformatory institutions. A total of 1 248 children in reformatory institutions completed the Standard for Public Space Scale (SPS). The resulting alpha coefficients suggested that the SPS had high internal reliability. Factor analysis revealed five factors: (a) Public Values, (b) Egocentric, (c) Regional-standards, (d) Peer-standards, and (e) Care about Others. Cluster analysis revealed that juvenile delinquency experiences fell into two clusters of "likelihood of committing a crime" and "committing a crime". In addition, ANOVAs suggested that juvenile delinquents in reformatory institutions had higher scores on factors of Egocentric and Peer-standards on the behavioral standards, compared to juvenile non-delinquents. The value of using the Standard for Public Space Scale for the study of juvenile delinquency was discussed.
authors: Faculty of Human Life, Nitobe Bunka Junior College, Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8638, Japan. fusa@par.odn.ne.jp
authors: Noriyuki
authors: N
authors: Nagafusa
authors: Kensuke
authors: K
authors: Sugawara
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Sasaki
authors: Aya
authors: A
authors: Fujisawa
authors: Ritsuko
authors: R
authors: Azami
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male