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Value orientations of delinquent and non-delinquent youth and needs hierarchy theory

The aim of the study was to examine the relation between delinquent involvement and value systems among juveniles. Five groups of male youths differing in self-reported and official delinquent status participated in the study (N=1039). They assesed importance of a number of values related to work, leisure, and psychophysical and social integrity. Factor analysis of 99 items yielded 21 first-order value orientations and 5 second-order factors. These factors were named individualism, hedonism-utilitarism, social interaction, fruitful life and self-growth. Data indicated that there is a relation between MASLOW's hierarchy of needs and second-order factors ; groups with different delinquent status attribute different importance to certain value orientations ; more serious delinquents ascribe more importance to orientations that correspond to needs that are lower in the hierarchy.

youth delinquency ; value orientation ; Maslow's hierarchy ; delinquent

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