Personality traits are linked to crime among men and women: evidence from a birth cohort.
Personality traits are linked to crime among men and women: evidence from a birth cohort.
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人格特质与男性和女性的犯罪有关:来自出生队列的证据。
DOI:
10.1037//0021-843x.103.2.328
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Silva,PA
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作者:
Krueger,RF;Schmutte,PS;Caspi,A;Moffitt,TE;Campbell,K;Silva,PA
Is there a relationship between personality and criminal behavior? We addressed this question in a representative birth cohort of 862 male and female 18-yr-olds. Personality was assessed with the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ). The MPQ measures 10 relatively independent personality traits and was not designed to identify offenders. Delinquency was assessed via 3 data sources: self-reports, informant reports, and official records. Variable-centered analyses revealed that MPQ scales indexing negative emotionality and behavioral constraint were consistent predictors of delinquency across the 3 data sources. Person-centered analyses revealed that youths abstaining from delinquency were uniquely characterized by low interpersonal potency. Youths involved in extensive delinquency were uniquely characterized by feelings of alienation, lack of social closeness and risk taking. Advances in understanding criminal behavior can be made through research that places the personality-delinquency link in a developmental context.(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)