A study on personality dimensions of children in conflict with law

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Samhitha, K. and P. Sreedevi (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Professor Jayashankar, Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana)

Personality is the unique way by which individuals think, feel, and act. The goal of studying personality is to improve the quality of life of an individual through a better understanding of individual differences and similarities. Juvenile delinquency is one of the burning issues across the globe. Research studies also revealed that, personality traits are the major contributors in the lives of individuals which turns them into delinquents. Hence, an attempt was made to study the personality traits of children in conflict with law. Ex-post factor research design was used for the study. Thirty adolescent boys in conflict with law, who were staying in Government Observational Home for Boys, Hyderabad were selected through purposive random sampling method. Big Five Inventory by (John & Srivatsava, 1999) and interview schedule were used for the study. Frequencies and Percentages were used for analysis of data. The results of the present study revealed that most of the juvenile delinquent boys were highly Extroverts and Antagonists. They were lack in direction of life, cessation to experiences and possess Neuroticism traits.