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Social competence and sociomoral reasoning in young offenders
Author(s) -
Palmer Emma J.,
Hollin Clive R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199902)13:1<79::aid-acp613>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , psychology , competence (human resources) , developmental psychology , social competence , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , social psychology , social change , medical emergency , medicine , economics , economic growth
This study considers the relationship between social competence, sociomoral reasoning, and self‐reported delinquency in a sample of convicted young offenders. Correlations across these factors showed that social competence was significantly related to delinquency. This finding was corroborated by multiple regression, which showed that social competence was the most significant predictor of self‐reported delinquency. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.