This study explores the impact of a feared delinquent possible self on the relationship
between exposure to negative peer behaviors and violent and non-violent self-reported
delinquency. Previous research strongly supports that deviant peers influence adolescents'
delinquent behavior. Yet, few studies have explored intrapersonal factors that may moderate
this influence. Possible selves include what one hopes, expects and fears becoming and are
believed to motivate behavior. Thus, it was hypothesized that adolescents who were …