Citation

Mokounkolo R. Bull. Psychol. (Paris) 2004; 57(2): 171-180.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Universite de Paris. Groupe D Etudes de Psychologie)

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Abstract

Studied attitudes toward violence and incivility in 212 male and female adolescents (aged 14-17 yrs) (secondary school students) in France. Data on sociodemographic variables and attitudes toward violence and incivility were obtained by questionnaire. The Attitudes toward Violence Scale for Adolescents (J. Funk et al, 1999) and the Schwartz Values Scale (P. Bréchon, 2000) were used, as were factorial analysis and other statistical tests. Two dimensions of attitude toward violence were identified: culture of violence and reactive violence. Two dimensions of attitude toward incivility were identified: incivility toward others and incivility toward self. The results indicate that incivility toward others is associated with gender, social class traditionalism, and security; and incivility toward self is correlated with social class, age, membership in a gang, gender, conformity, and traditionalism. The results also suggest that membership in a gang and security are significant predictors of a culture of violence; security and traditionalism are significant predictors of incivility toward others; and conformity, traditionalism, and membership in a gang are significant predictors of incivility toward self. Implications for the further study of attitudes toward violence among French adolescents, particularly concerning gang membership, are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords

gender differences; Violence; social class; High School Students; Adolescent Attitudes; age differences; attitudes toward violence; conformity; Demographic Characteristics; Factor Structure; factorial analysis; French students; gang membership; incivility attitudes; Juvenile Gangs; Student Attitudes; traditionalism