The Role of Hostile Attribution Bias and Working Memory in the Link between Trauma Exposure and Violence in Justice-Involved Youth

敌意归因偏差和工作记忆在创伤暴露与人格分裂之间的联系中的作用 参与司法的青年中的暴力行为 项目总结/摘要 青年暴力是一个严重的公共卫生问题，对受害者造成毁灭性后果， 给社会带来巨大的经济损失。卷入司法系统的青年往往既是受害者， 暴力行为的实施者，后者往往与司法系统的参与升级有关。 创伤暴露与暴力犯罪的风险增加有关，但其机制 创伤暴露是否会增加暴力风险尚不清楚。已知的最强的认知因素， 创伤暴露于暴力是敌意归因偏见（HAB），或倾向于解释他人的意图 是敌对的HAB一直与青少年暴力有关，被认为是病因学的关键因素 和维持暴力行为，也往往是治疗暴力时的变化机制。 然而，这些干预措施只是部分有效。如果不考虑工作记忆的影响， 解释为什么针对这些人群的干预措施仅部分有效。不会发生HAB缓解 没有访问工作记忆，并且缺乏关于工作记忆的程度的知识。 在创伤暴露和暴力之间的关系中，记忆与HAB相互作用。没有研究探讨 如果HAB和工作记忆之间的相互作用介导了创伤暴露和 暴力这项拟议中的研究旨在通过第一次阐明 HAB和工作记忆，特别关注HAB和工作记忆之间的相互作用， 创伤暴露和青少年暴力之间的联系。参与者将从两个青年拘留所招募 这些中心位于中西部，将包括250名11至17岁的青少年。该项目将包括职业生涯 发展活动，并完成一项全面的培训计划，使申请人为 青少年暴力和认知心理学的研究生涯。项目目标将通过以下方式实现： 一个经验丰富的赞助商团队的支持。预计研究项目和培训计划将 显著提高申请人的知识，技能和能力，成为独立的临床 研究员

TITLE: The Role of Hostile Attribution Bias and Working Memory in the Link between Trauma Exposure and Violence in Justice-Involved Youth PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Youth violence is a serious public health issue associated with devastating consequences for the victim and extreme economic costs to society. Youth involved with the justice system are often both victims and perpetrators of violence, the latter of which is often associated with escalating justice-system involvement. Trauma exposure is associated with an increased risk for violence perpetration but the mechanism by which trauma exposure increases the risk for violence is not clear. The strongest known cognitive factor that links trauma exposure to violence is hostile attribution bias (HAB), or a tendency to interpret the intentions of others as hostile. HAB is consistently linked to violence in youth and is thought to be the key element in the etiology and maintenance of violent behavior and is also often the mechanism of change when treating violence. However, these interventions are only partially effective. Failure to consider the impact of working memory may explain why interventions for these populations have been only partially effective. Mitigating HAB cannot occur without accessing working memory and there is a lack of knowledge as to the degree to which working memory interacts with HAB in the relation between trauma exposure and violence. No studies have examined if the interaction between HAB and working memory mediates the relation between trauma exposure and violence. The proposed study seeks to advance the field by being the first to elucidate the relations between HAB and working memory, with a particular focus on the interactions between HAB and working memory, in the link between trauma exposure and youth violence. Participants will be recruited from two youth detention centers located in the Midwest and will include 250 youth ages 11 to 17 years. The project will include career development activities and the completion of a comprehensive training plan to prepare the applicant for a research career in youth violence and cognitive psychology. The project goals will be accomplished with the support of a highly experienced team of sponsors. It is expected that the research project and training plan will significantly advance the applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities to become an independent clinical researcher.