Abstract

In this paper, we explored whether the relationship between externalizing behaviors and impulsivity may have racialized dimensions. To do so, we uniquely constructed an unbalanced panel dataset from the PHDCN-LCS, which allowed us to examine the within-individual relationships between being a Black male, impulsivity, and externalizing behaviors. Based on the tenets of a Black Criminology, we suggested that because of their exposure to racism, Black males may exhibit the greatest volatility—or changes in their level of impulsivity—across time. Additionally, we explored whether the within-individual effect of changes in impulsivity on changes in externalizing behaviors across time may be greater for Black males in comparison to Black females, White females, and White males. The results revealed that Black males exhibited greater changes in their within-individual levels of impulsivity across time and that the within-individual effect of changes in impulsivity on changes in externalizing behaviors was greater for Black males than their counterparts. Our analyses suggest that further testing of the tenets of a Black Criminology is warranted.

摘要

在本文中，我们探讨了外化行为与冲动之间的关系是否可能具有种族化的维度。为此，我们从 PHDCN-LCS 独特地构建了一个不平衡的面板数据集，这使我们能够检查作为黑人男性、冲动和外化行为之间的个体内部关系。基于黑人犯罪学的原则，我们建议，由于他们暴露于种族主义，黑人男性可能会随着时间的推移表现出最大的波动性——或冲动程度的变化。此外，我们探讨了与黑人女性、白人女性和白人男性相比，黑人男性的冲动性变化对随时间外化行为变化的个体内部影响是否更大。结果表明，随着时间的推移，黑人男性的个体内部冲动水平变化更大，并且黑人男性的冲动性变化对外化行为变化的个体内部影响比黑人男性更大。我们的分析表明，有必要对黑人犯罪学的原则进行进一步测试。