Journal article
Impulsive and Callous Traits Are More Strongly Associated With Delinquent Behavior in Higher Risk Neighborhoods Among Boys and Girls
Journal of abnormal psychology (1965), Vol.117(2), pp.377-385
05/01/2008
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.117.2.377
PMID: 18489213
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the effect of impulsive and callous personality traits on delinquent behavior varied across neighborhood context in a population-based, statewide sample of 85,000 Iowa schoolchildren ages 10-19. Two previous studies examining the association between impulsivity and delinquency across disadvantaged and affluent neighborhoods have yielded contrasting findings. Results of the present study suggested a robust moderating effect of neighborhood context on personality risk for delinquency. The relation between impulsivity and delinquency was greater in neighborhoods low in collective efficacy compared to neighborhoods high in collective efficacy. A similar interaction was found for callous personality traits, indicating the consistency of the moderating effect of neighborhood context on personality risk for delinquency. Gender differences were also examined, and results were replicated in a holdout sample.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Impulsive and Callous Traits Are More Strongly Associated With Delinquent Behavior in Higher Risk Neighborhoods Among Boys and Girls
- Creators
- Madeline H. Meier - University of MissouriWendy S. Slutske - University of MissouriStephan Arndt - Iowa Policy ProjectRemi J. Cadoret - Iowa Policy Project
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of abnormal psychology (1965), Vol.117(2), pp.377-385
- DOI
- 10.1037/0021-843X.117.2.377
- PMID
- 18489213
- ISSN
- 0021-843X
- eISSN
- 1939-1846
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132073602771
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