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Relationships of ordinal position and family size to psychosocial measures of delinquents

Relationships of ordinal position and family size to psychosocial measures of delinquents First-born, middle-born, and last-born white male delinquents in small and large families (N=72) were compared on 21 variables. Seven of the 21 variables showed some effect of either ordinal position, family size, or their interaction: reading achievement, Quay's unsocialized-psychopathic behavior classification, staff predictions of institutional adjustment, family intactness, Gough's socialization scale, future-events test “never” responses, and Rosenberg's self esteem scale. The pattern of results suggested that firstborns and delinquents from smaller families were better socialized or had better socialization resources than lastborns and those from larger families. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Springer Journals

Relationships of ordinal position and family size to psychosocial measures of delinquents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology , Volume 2 (1) – Dec 16, 2004

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Springer Journals
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Subject
Psychology; Child and School Psychology; Neurosciences; Public Health
ISSN
0091-0627
eISSN
1573-2835
DOI
10.1007/BF00919352
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Abstract

First-born, middle-born, and last-born white male delinquents in small and large families (N=72) were compared on 21 variables. Seven of the 21 variables showed some effect of either ordinal position, family size, or their interaction: reading achievement, Quay's unsocialized-psychopathic behavior classification, staff predictions of institutional adjustment, family intactness, Gough's socialization scale, future-events test “never” responses, and Rosenberg's self esteem scale. The pattern of results suggested that firstborns and delinquents from smaller families were better socialized or had better socialization resources than lastborns and those from larger families.

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Journal of Abnormal Child PsychologySpringer Journals

Published: Dec 16, 2004

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