Effects of Self-Control Training to Reduce Aggressive Behaviors of Female Adolescent Offenders in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Center

Abstract

This study investigated whether self-control training would be able to reduce aggressive behaviors in female adolescent offenders, aged 15-18 years old. Ten sessions of selfcontrol training was applied to 7 subjects in treatment group while 7 subjects in control group attended ten sessions of regular classes generally offered at Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Center. The aggressive behaviors were measured by observation every work day started from baseline to follow up period, total up to 9 weeks, and a self-administered questionnaire were filled out by each subject over the 3 periods. The study found that subjects in treatment group significantly maintained lower level of aggressive behaviors throughout the follow up period compared to those in control group (p < .01). In conclusion, self-control training has the potential to reduce aggressive behaviors of female adolescent offenders.