Anti-social and criminal behavior according to socio-demographic characteristics in high school students

Abstract

Antisocial and criminal behavior according to sociodemographic characteristics in high school students The objective of this study was to identify the differences in antisocial and criminal behavior in high school students according to sociodemographic characteristics (sex, type of family, work condition, age and degree of studies). Intentionally selected 629 high school students from three educational institutions in the districts of La Esperanza, El Porvenir and Florencia de Mora of the Province of Trujillo. We used a descriptive-comparative research design that involved the application of the Inventory of antisocial and criminal behavior of Seisdedos (A-D) and a socio-demographic sheet of our own making. The results allow detecting the existence of significant differences in antisocial behaviors according to sex, work condition, age and degree of studies. Likewise, with regard to criminal behaviors, significant differences were detected according to sex, work condition, age and degree of studies.