KEY TERMS

DELINQUENCY

Delinquency is a legal or moral misdeed or act (such as vandalism or stealing) but the term can also be used to describe a general tendency to commit such offenses. Juvenile delinquency is a heavily researched topic in psychology and it refers to criminal offenses committed by children and teenagers.

CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

A type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

LONGITUDINAL STUDY

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time.

SELF-ESTEEM

Self-esteem is an individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself as well as emotional states.

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