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| Published: March 25, 2016

A Study of Perception toward Parents in Juvenile Delinquents in Delhi

Chhaya Tomar ,

Research Scholar, Mewar University Google Scholar More about the auther

Dr. Amita Puri

Research Supervisor, Mewar University Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.048/20160302

DOI: 10.25215/0302.048

ABSTRACT

The present paper titled, “A study of perception toward parents in juvenile delinquents in Delhi” was conducted on 300 adolescent boys (n= 300) of different observation home in Delhi, India. The purpose of the present study was to search and evaluate the parents-child relationship from the adolescent’s perspective (age ranged from 7-18 yrs) who had engaged in criminal activities. This is an attempt to find out the correlation between different parenting practices and juvenile delinquency. For this purpose, sample was selected through quota sampling method and the present study also utilized a 3x2x2 factorial research design to measure the degree of correlation among the variables. Data was obtained by using ‘The Parental Involvement Scale (PIS-CA)’ developed by Dr. Vijaya Laxmi and Dr. Gunjan Arora. The results were found to be interesting and are expanded in the paper.

Keywords

Juvenile Delinquents, Perception toward Parents

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How to cite this article:

C Tomar, A Puri. (2016). A Study of Perception toward Parents in Juvenile Delinquents in Delhi. International Journal of Indian Psychology 3 (2), DOI: 10.25215/0302.048, DIP: 18.01.048/20160302