The association between psychopathy and delinquency in juveniles: A three-level meta-analysis

Psychopathy has repeatedly been linked with delinquency and criminal recidivism of adults. With the increase of studies examining psychopathic traits in juveniles, it is important to also study this association in juveniles to increase the effectiveness of preventive interventions for juvenile delin...

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Published in:Aggression and violent behavior 2020-01, Vol.50, p.101342-10, Article 101342
Main Authors: Geerlings, Yoni, Asscher, Jessica J., Stams, Geert-Jan J.M., Assink, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
(violent) recidivism
Antisocial personality disorder
Criminality
Impulsivity
Intervention
Juvenile delinquency
Meta-analysis
Minors
Psychopathy
Recidivism
Systematic review
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Summary:Psychopathy has repeatedly been linked with delinquency and criminal recidivism of adults. With the increase of studies examining psychopathic traits in juveniles, it is important to also study this association in juveniles to increase the effectiveness of preventive interventions for juvenile delinquency. The primary aim of the present meta-analysis was to examine the association between psychopathic traits and delinquency in juveniles. The second aim was to examine which factors (i.e., type of delinquency, type of psychopathic trait, and other study- and participant characteristics) moderate the association between psychopathy and juvenile delinquent behavior. The data were analyzed in three-level meta-analytic models. In total, 87 studies were included, which used 74 independent samples and reported on 358 effect sizes. Psychopathy was moderately and positively associated with juvenile delinquency (r = 0.24, p 
ISSN:1359-1789
1873-6335
DOI:10.1016/j.avb.2019.101342