2017 Volume 55 Issue 1 Pages 1-14
Effects of factors related to self-presentation, such as motivation for impression management, intention regarding self-presentation, and a range of social perspectives were examined in relation to violent behaviors in group settings. Participants were boys institutionalized in a juvenile classification home (delinquent group, n＝194) and high school boys without a history of delinquency (non-delinquent group, n＝204). The results of using covariance structure analysis indicated the following relationships in the non-delinquent group: (a) Intention to bluff in self-presentation had a positive effect on violent behaviors; (b) Intention to be socially acceptable in self-presentation had a negative effect on violent behaviors; (c) Motivation for impression management had a positive effect on intention to bluff in self-presentation; (d) Motivation for impression management had a positive effect on intention to be socially acceptable in self-presentation; (e) Tendency to give priority to one’s own and one’s peers’ convenience had a positive effect on intention to bluff in self-presentation; and (f) Tendency to put oneself in others’ position had a positive effect on intention to be socially acceptable in self-presentation. Moreover, the positive effects of motivation for impression management on intention to be socially acceptable in self-presentation were not observed in the delinquent group.
