heaven 1996

Question 1

aim?

Answer 1

To test the correlation between Eysenck’s personality traits and delinquency.

Question 2

sample?

Answer 2

282 teenagers (aged 13-15) from
two Catholic schools in Australia.

Question 3

research method?

Answer 3

Questionnaire and longitudinal study

Question 4

procedure?

Answer 4

Participants completed
questionnaires at Time 1
and 2 years
later at Time 2.
1) measured psychoticism, extraversion & self-esteem
2) used self-report to measure
delinquency

Question 5

findings

Answer 5

• Males are more likely than females
  to be involved delinquency at Time
  1 & Time 2.
• There was found to be a positive
  correlation between psychoticism &
  delinquency at Time 1 & Time 2.
• But traits only explain a part of
  criminal behaviour.

Question 6

conclusion

Answer 6

Psychoticism is linked to delinquency.

Question 7

limitations

Answer 7

1. Sample culturally biased (unrepresentative & can’t be
   generalised).
2. Limited by social desirability as it
   was self-report.