Self-concept and antisocial behaviors in adolescents in Lima

The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between self-concept and antisocial behavior in adolescents in the crime prevention program of the Lima Public Prosecutor's Office. Non-probabilistic sampling was used and the sample consisted of 125 adolescents males and females between 14 and 19 years of age. The design was non-experimental correlational and cross-sectional. The Self-Concept Questionnaire (AF-5) developed by García and Musitu (2014) and the Antisocial-Delinquent Behavior Questionnaire (A-D) by Seisdedos (2001) were used. The results obtained indicate that there is a highly significant and inverse relationship (rho= -.249** and p<0.005) between self-concept and antisocial behavior; this means that the lower the self-concept the greater the presence of antisocial behavior. Similarly a significant relationship was found between the dimensions of academic and emotional self-concept and antisocial behavior. On the other hand no relationship was observed in the physical family and social dimensions. In conclusion there is a relationship between self-concept and antisocial behavior.