IMPULSIVITY AND AGGRESSION AS A PREDICTORS OF JUVENILE TENDENCIES AMONG LATE ADOLESCENTS: ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM

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Impulsivity aggression juvenile delinquency self-esteem

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NAJMA IQBAL MALIK, MOHSIN ATTA, SAMREEN UMAR, NIDA TARIQ, KINZA KHALID, RIDA ASHRAF

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The present research was intended to investigate aggression and impulsivity as indicators of juvenile characteristics in late adolescents. Further, it aimed to investigate the moderating role of self-esteem in the predictors of juvenile tendencies. A convenient sampling technique collects data from late adolescents at colleges and universities. Data was collected from two hundred and sixty Sargodha City University and College adolescents. The Barrat scale of impulsiveness (BIS-II, 1995), the Orpinas Aggression scale, the Self-esteem scale, and the Juvenile delinquency scale were used for data collection. Correlation, Regression analysis, and process were used to analyze the relationship, prediction, and moderating role of self-esteem and juvenile tendencies. Correlation analysis indicated that there was a significant relationship between all study variables. Further findings indicated impulsivity and aggression are significant positive predictors of juvenile tendencies, as self-esteem negatively predicts juvenile tendencies. The findings of the present research robust moderating effect of self-esteem on the connection between aggression and juvenile criminality and

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NAJMA IQBAL MALIK, MOHSIN ATTA, SAMREEN UMAR, NIDA TARIQ, KINZA KHALID, RIDA ASHRAF

NAJMA IQBAL MALIK1,  MOHSIN ATTA2,  SAMREEN UMAR3, NIDA TARIQ4, KINZA KHALID5, RIDA ASHRAF6,

 (PhD), Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha,  (Corresponding Author) ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3521-1014

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha,

Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha

Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha,

Student Counselor, Counseling Center, University of Sargodha, Sargodha

Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 

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