Adolescence: an anthropological inquiry

The Free Press New York Published In Pages: 262
By Schlegel, Alice, Barry III, Herbert

Hypothesis

Violent antisocial behavior in adolescent boys will be associated with high competition, low cooperation peer activities and inculcation of certain personality traits (142).

Note

Significant relationships are found with high peer competition (r = 0.47), high peer cooperation (r = -0.41), and inculcation of conformity (r = -0.33), trust (r = -0.59), and competitiveness (r = 0.36).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Pearson's chi-squareSupportedP < 0.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN