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Enhancement of male juvenile delinquents' self‐concepts through photographed social interations
Author(s) -
Fryrear Jerry L.,
Nuell Leon R.,
White Pamela
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197707)33:3<833::aid-jclp2270330347>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - psychology , juvenile delinquency , juvenile , self concept , self control , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , biology , genetics
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 S s engaged in social interactions each week for 5 weeks, during which time the interactions were photographed. Compared with the control group, S s who received the weekly photographic feedback increased in Total Self‐concept, Social Self‐concept, Personal Self‐concept, Identity, and Self‐satisfaction as measured by the subscales of the TSCS. The experimental group S s 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.