Emotional neglect, identity and delinquent tendencies in adolescent boys
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2023
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UMT, Lahore
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The objective of the study was to find out the relationship between Emotional Neglect, Identity, and Delinquent Tendencies in adolescent boys. For this purpose, data was collected from 300 adolescent boys aged 13-20 years from different private and government schools and colleges of Lahore, Pakistan. Culturally relevant measures such as Emotional Neglect Scale for Adolescents (Karamat et al., 2022), Identity Scale for Adolescents (Saleem et al., 2019) and Self-Reported Delinquency Scale (Naqvi and Kamal, 2008) were used for data collection. The results showed the mean age of participants was between 16 ± 2. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that Emotional neglect had significant positive relationship with Negative identity and Delinquent tendencies in adolescent boys meanwhile, it was negatively correlated with Positive identity. Regression analysis showed that joint family system, negative identity and emotional neglect were significant positive predictors of delinquent tendencies in adolescent boys. Participants from the joint family system had increased perception of emotional neglect. Boys from 1st year rated highest on delinquent tendencies as compared to others. The evidence suggests that adolescent boys perceive emotional neglect with increased sensitivity, and it has a significant influence on negative identity and delinquent tendencies. This emphasizes the need to explore this phenomenon further and its implications in designing effective preventative measures for delinquency.