SOCIOMORAL REASONING, PERCEPTIONS OF OWN PARENTING AND SELF-REPORTED DELINQUENCY

This study considers the relationship between moral reasoning, percept ions of parenting and self-reported delinquency in a sample of undergr aduate students. Correlations showed that several aspects of perceived parenting style were related to moral reasoning, and perceived parent al rejection was related to delinquency. Separate analysis for males a nd females showed the same pattern. Gender of respondent was the most significant predictor of self-report delinquency scores. For males and females considered apart. perceived parental over-protection was rela ted to male self-reported delinquency, and moral reasoning to female s elf-reported delinquency. The extension of this study to offender grou ps is seen as the next step in this line of investigation. Copyright ( C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.