Clinical Anger and Disruptive Behavior in Juvenile Offenders

"The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between clinical anger and disruptive behavior in juvenile offenders. The sample consisted of 35 juveniles (20 males and 15 Females) taken from Central Jail Multan and Sahiwal, two cities of province Punjab, Pakistan. The clinical anger scale (CAS) developed by Snell (1996) and Beck Disruptive Behavior Inventory for Youth (2005) were used to measure the clinical anger and disruptive behavior. Results indicated the significance correlation between clinical anger and disruptive behavior. It was concluded that clinical anger plays a moderate role in delinquent behavior. Result also shown the significant difference on clinical anger and disruptive behavior among male and female juvenile offenders. Results did not found any difference on clinical anger and disruptive behavior among birth order, urban and rural juveniles. "