Abstract

The goals of the present studies are to investigate the correlation between impulsivity, aggression and violent behavior, and the differences in the level of violent behavior, impulsivity and aggression among adolescents. The subjects for this study were 825 students attending three middle and high schools and 159 juvenile delinquents in C city. The subjects were asked to rate the self-report questionnaire concerned with impulsivity, aggression and violent behavior. As the results, the correlations of the levels of impulsivity, aggression and violent behavior were significant, especially significant in juvenile delinquent group as a pose to the normal adolescent group. Generally, the levels of violent behavior were higher in the high group than in the low group in the levels of impulsivity and aggression. The levels of violent behavior were higher in the high graders than in the low graders in the normal adolescent group, but were not different between grades in the juvenile delinquent group. Also, the levels of violent behavior were higher in the adolescent boys than with girls.