@article{ref1,
title="Test of a theory of delinquency "delinquent" behaviors among institutionalized drug addicts as a function of arousal and the sensation-seeking motive",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="1979",
author="Farley, Frank H. and Steinberger, Henry and Cohen, Arie and Barr, Harriet L.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="41-48",
abstract="Farley's (1973) arousal/sensation-seeking model of delinquency was tested in part on a sample of adult male institutionalized addicts. The dependent measure was the type of discharge from the institution. Two categories of discharge were employed--a &quot;good&quot; discharge, meaning the subject left the hospital with consent of staff, having completed the program, and a &quot;bad&quot; discharge, meaning one or more serious rule infractions were involved in the discharge. The latter was essentially a delinquent discharge, and the former a normal discharge. Physiological (Reticular Activating System) arousal was measured by the two-flash threshold, and sensation-seeking by the Sensation-Seeking Scale. The prediction from theory that a greater frequency of &quot;bad&quot; discharges would be found in low arousal/high sensation-seeking persons relative to high arousal/low sensation-seeking persons, and that the latter would demonstrate more &quot;good&quot; discharges relative to the former, was significantly (p<.01) supported. The important implications of the environment for this biological approach to delinquency were discussed, and research directions suggested. Keywords: Juvenile justice<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/009385487900600107",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009385487900600107"
}