Higher Order Language: Risk, Promotive, and Risk-Based Protective Associations with Youth Offending

Research has implicated oral language deficits as risk factors for antisocial behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between higher order language skills and youth offending through a risk, promotive and risk-based protective factor paradigm. In a sample of adolescent ma...

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Published in:Crime and delinquency 2022-05, Vol.68 (5), p.840-866
Main Authors: Anderson, Stavroola A. S., Hawes, David J., Snow, Pamela C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent boys
Adolescents
Ambiguity
Antisocial behavior
Deviance
Juvenile offenders
Language
Language proficiency
Offenders
Offending
Paradigms
Protective factors
Risk factors
Skills
Youth
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Summary:Research has implicated oral language deficits as risk factors for antisocial behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between higher order language skills and youth offending through a risk, promotive and risk-based protective factor paradigm. In a sample of adolescent males (n = 130; 13 to 20 years; 62% youth offenders) skills in understanding ambiguity, making inferences, and understanding figurative language were demonstrated to have risk and promotive effects in association with youth offending. Figurative language also met criteria for having risk-based protective effects for youth at high offending risk due to poor nonverbal skills. Conceptualization of higher order language skills through this paradigm promotes a broader frame of reference for considering theoretical models and practical interventions.
ISSN:0011-1287
1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287211007730