The nondelinquent sample included 200 primary children and 282 junior high school students and their mothers, while the delinquent sample was comprised of 119 primary school children and 495 junior high school students and their mothers. Based on survey answers, the study found that delinquent subjects had less positive feelings toward their parents (tenderness, enjoyment) and more negative feelings (annoyance, selfishness) than their nondelinquent counterparts. The nondelinquent children expected their parents to tell stories of their own childhood, to help in their schoolwork, and to counsel them; the delinquent children's only expectation was that parents would counsel them. Nondelinquent children had more frequent conversations with their parents and the range of subjects was greater than those of delinquent children. In general, mothers were more likely to take care of the children on a daily basis, while fathers were more likely to discipline their children and participate in leisure activities. 16 tables