An adoption study of antisocial personality.
An adoption study of antisocial personality.
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反社会人格的收养研究。
作者：
R. Crowe
为了检验遗传有助于反社会人格发展的假设，对一组女性罪犯所生的后代进行了检查，这些后代在婴儿期就被遗弃供人收养。46先证者和18岁以上的控制收养人数相等，进行了随访和采访。先证者的反社会人格发生率显著高于对照者。非反社会先证者被证明并不比对照组更偏离。反社会先证者在婴儿期经历了某些可能与反社会人格发展有关的不利条件，最值得注意的是在最终安置之前在临时护理中花费的时间长度。虽然对照组同样暴露在相同的条件下，但他们的疾病发生率并不高。这些发现指出了遗传和环境因素之间的相互作用在反社会人格发展中的重要性。
To test the hypothesis that heredity contributes to the development of antisocial personality a group of offspring born to female offenders and given up for adoption in infancy was examined. Forty-six probands and an equal number of control adoptees over 18 years old were followed up and interviewed. A significantly higher rate of antisocial personality was found among the probands than among the controls. The nonantisocial probands proved not to be more deviant than the controls. The antisocial probands experienced certain unfavorable conditions in infancy that may be related to the development of antisocial personality, the most notable being the length of time spent in temporary care prior to final placement. Although the control group was equally exposed to the same conditions, they did not develop a high rate of the disorder. The findings point to the importance of interactions between genetic and environmental factors in the development of antisocial personality.