Personality and Motivational Factors in the Rehabilitation of Young Offenders

PERSONALITY AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS IN THE REHABILITATION OF YOUNG OFFENDERS by Linda L. Murphy, B.A. A THESIS IN PSYCHOLOGY Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Technological College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTERS OF ARTS Approved

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am indebted to the many persons v/ho have assisted and encouraged my undertaking of this research investigation. Spaci-al gratitude is extended to Dr. Harold

Viaille for his assistance in obtaining the research data and the time contributed to the overall direction of this report; to Dr. Beatrix Cobb and Mr. Charles Carothers for their helpful suggestions and support; and to V/arden Joe Hays and the staff at the Oklahoma State Reformatory for their permission and cooperation in obtaining the research material. Special consideration is also accorded to the subjects and the research population v/ithout v/hose participation this study v/ould not have been accomplished.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES . I. INTRODUCTION Review of the Previous Research . . . . Personality Factors in the Young Offender Motivation Factors in the Young Offender Critique of the Literature Purpose of the Report II. METHODS AND PROCEDURES Population Instruments Sixteen Personality Factor Test . . • 7 9 11 12 12 13 13 1-/; M\ . . 15 15 1? 1? 1? 19 1? 19 19 , . iii 21 . • • • • ^ 1 2 3

Motivation Analysis Test . . . . . . Frocedure Statistics and Experimental Design Hypotheses to be Tested III. FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS Hypothesis I Hypothesis II Hypothesis III' Hypothesis IV Hypothesis V Hypothesis VI Discussion

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOILSNDATIONS Conclusions Recommend^ions for Research Further

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LIST OF REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES Table 1, Means, Student's t, and Significance Level of Personality Factors in Young Offenders Means,