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This study aimed to develop the Korean scale that could assess cyber delinquency (tendency) for the youth. In study 1, preliminary questions were first collected among questionnaire items of previous studies on cyber-bullying or cyber violence, and extra useful questions were added after inquiring of adolescents and college students. A couple of psychological experts checked those questions and selected 40 questions. Considering principle component analysis result of preliminary survey and item characteristics, a set of 22 items was judged as cyber delinquency questionnaire. In study 2, this questionnaire and other relevant questionnaires assessing self-control, aggression, and self-esteem respectively, were surveyed for 219 adolescents. Exploratory factor analysis of the data identified 5 factors of cyber delinquency, such as cyber sexual problem, cyber illegal trading, cyber hate, cyber information crime, and cyber bullying. Correlation analysis among cyber delinquency, self-control, aggression, and self-esteem revealed the result that supported convergent and discriminant validity of the questionnaire. In study 3 using confirmatory factor analysis of another 265 adolescents’ data, χ2/df, RMSEA, and SRMR showed reasonable levels of goodness of fit, but CFI and TLI did not. Overall it was concluded that 5 factors’ structure of the current questionnaire was acceptable. Suggestions were made to utilize this cyber delinquency scale in many situations.