The relationship between juvenile psychopathic traits, delinquency and (violent) recidivism: A meta-analysis

A meta‐analysis of k = 53 studies containing 60 non‐overlapping samples and 10,073 participants was conducted to investigate whether psychopathy was associated with delinquency and (violent) recidivism in juveniles. The results showed that psychopathy was moderately associated with delinquency, gene...

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Published in:Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 2011-11, Vol.52 (11), p.1134-1143
Main Authors: Asscher, Jessica J., van Vugt, Eveline S., Stams, Geert Jan J.M., Deković, Maja, Eichelsheim, Veroni I., Yousfi, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Correlation
Delinquency
Delinquents
Female
Humans
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Juvenile Delinquency - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Meta Analysis
Middle School Students
Moderators
Participant Characteristics
Personality disorders
Personality Traits
Prediction
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychopathy
Recidivism
Recurrence
Screening Tests
Surveys and Questionnaires
Systematic review
Violence
Violence - psychology
Violence - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:A meta‐analysis of k = 53 studies containing 60 non‐overlapping samples and 10,073 participants was conducted to investigate whether psychopathy was associated with delinquency and (violent) recidivism in juveniles. The results showed that psychopathy was moderately associated with delinquency, general recidivism, and violent recidivism. Moderator effects revealed that various study and participant characteristics influenced the strength of the association between psychopathy, delinquency, and (violent) recidivism. It was concluded that screening for the (early) detection of psychopathy is important, as delinquent behavior and recidivism can be predicted from psychopathy as early as the transition from middle childhood to adolescence.
ISSN:0021-9630
1469-7610
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02412.x