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Psychological and behavioral adjustment in female youths with high or low psychopathic traits
| dc.contributor.author | Pechorro, Pedro Fernandes dos Santos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Poiares, Carlos Alberto | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vieira, Rui Xavier | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maroco, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nunes, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Salgado | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jesus, Saul Neves de | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-29T18:15:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-12-29T18:15:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of the present study was to analyze the role of psychopathic traits in female juvenile delinquency. Using a sample of 236 young females from the Juvenile Detention Centers of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice and schools in the Lisbon area, a group of female youths with high psychopathic traits (n = 118; M = 15.84 years of age; range = 14–18 years of age) and a group of female youths with low psychopathic traits (n = 118; M = 15.77 years of age; range = 14–18 years of age) were formed based on the Portuguese version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device-Self-report (APSD-SR). The results showed that young females with high psychopathic traits start engaging in criminal activities and come into contact with the justice system earlier in life; exhibit higher levels of behavioral problems, conduct disorder, delinquent behaviors and serious criminality; and demonstrate lower levels of self-esteem and pro-social behavior. The importance of some variables in predicting group membership (high versus low psychopathic traits) was established through a binary logistic regression. Our findings reinforce the importance of the psychopathy construct for the early identification of potentially high-risk female youths and for the assessment of female youths who have already come into contact with the judicial system. | por |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 37, 619–627 | por |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.036 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0160-2527 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/3298 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | por |
| dc.subject | Female juvenile delinquency | por |
| dc.subject | Psychopathic traits | por |
| dc.subject | Conduct disorder | por |
| dc.subject | Behavioral problems | por |
| dc.subject | Self-esteem | por |
| dc.title | Psychological and behavioral adjustment in female youths with high or low psychopathic traits | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Oxford | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 627 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 619 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | International Journal of Law and Psychiatry | por |
| oaire.citation.volume | 37 | por |
| rcaap.rights | restrictedAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |