Abstract
Abstract This article presents findings from a study of the relationships between race, self-esteem and delinquency. Of major concern was whether personal measures of self-esteem correlated with group measures of self-esteem, and more importantly, whether either measure effects delinquency. Self-report questionnaires were administered to a random sample of 1,100 high school students from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Scales of self-esteem and delinquency were factor analyzed. It was discovered that factors representing personal identity measures of self-esteem were almost identical for both races. However, there were racial differences in the relationships between factors of self-esteem and delinquency. Multiple regression analyses revealed that for blacks both personal and group measures of self-esteem are related to delinquency. For whites, however, personal identity measures of self-esteem are better predictors of delinquency than are group measures. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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