Date of Award
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
First Advisor
Marilyn Patterson
Second Advisor
Edward Doerr
Third Advisor
Donna Noonan
Abstract
The parental configuration of families has become a topic of increasing interest in the latter part of the twentieth century. Examination of divorce rates reveal that the structure of the family is ever-changing. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-esteem and criminal offenders and how the structure of one's parental influence effects criminal activity. The types of parental configurations used within this study are as follows: Mother, Father, Mother and Father, or Biological Parent and Stepparent. The self-esteem scores of offenders incarcerated in a medium-security correctional institution for both violent and non-violent offenses were sampled using the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and a demographic questionnaire. It was determined that there is a significant relationship between self-esteem and criminal offenders.
Recommended Citation
Sokolik, Dawn C., "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Parental Configuration in Adult Male Felony Offenders" (1998). Theses. 1461.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1461
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