Instrumentally violent youths - The roles of psychopathic traits, empathy, and attachment
Instrumentally violent youths - The roles of psychopathic traits, empathy, and attachment
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DOI：
10.1177/0093854807299462
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Forth, Adelle E.
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作者：
Flight, Jillian I.;Forth, Adelle E.
成年人的精神病态已经被充分证明是暴力的有力预测者。对这种关系的解释主要集中在作为精神病特征的情感缺陷上。本研究以51名服刑青少年罪犯为研究对象，探讨其精神病态特质、共情、依恋与暴力动机之间的关系。精神病评分与工具性暴力和反应性暴力有关。被归类为工具性暴力的青少年在精神病方面的得分高于那些没有被归类为工具性暴力的青少年，这可能归因于精神病的人际和情感特征。这些发现为青少年中存在的精神病态的结构提供了支持。目前的研究潜在的干预措施和预防持续的暴力犯罪的影响进行了讨论。
Psychopathy in adults has been well documented as a robust predictor of violence. Explanations for this relation have focused on the affective deficit that characterizes psychopathy. This study examined the relations among psychopathic traits, empathy, attachment, and motivations for violence in 51 incarcerated adolescent offenders. Psychopathy scores were related to both instrumental and reactive violence. Youths who were classified as instrumentally violent scored higher on psychopathy than those who were not, which could be attributed to the interpersonal and affective features of psychopathy. These findings provide support for the construct of psychopathy existing in youths. Implications of the current study for potential interventions and prevention of persistent violent offending are discussed.