Intrapersonal and interpersonal discrepancy among delinquent and nondelinquent girls: a research note.

Delinquent and nondelinquent girls were compared to examine the relationship between delinquency and masculine self-concept. Ratings of self and ideal self were obtained to compute self-ideal discrepancy indices on (a) stereotypically sex-related traits and (b) traits which each subject selected as salient to making interpersonal judgements of women. Ratings were also made of best friend and mother to examine interpersonal as well as intra-personal discrepancy indices. For stereotypic sex-role traits, discrepancy indices for the three comparisons (self-ideal, self-mother, self-best friend) revealed no differences between delinquents and nondelinquents. For personally selected traits, significant differences did appear for self-mother and self-best friend discrepancies.