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Callous-unemotional traits linked to earlier onset of self-reported and official delinquency in incarcerated boys.
Law and Human Behavior ( IF 3.870 ) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 , DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000472
Bryan Neo 1 , Eva R Kimonis 1
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OBJECTIVE Research shows that youth who engage in early delinquency have higher callous-unemotional (CU) traits than youth with a later start. This study extends prior research to determine the optimal delinquency onset age cutoff for identifying youth high versus low on CU traits and the average age of delinquency onset for youth with clinically significant CU traits. HYPOTHESES We hypothesized that youth with childhood-onset delinquency would have higher CU traits than those with adolescent-onset delinquency. We hypothesized that youth with clinically significant CU traits would have an earlier delinquency onset than youth without CU traits. We explored differences in delinquency onset between antisocial youth categorized into low-anxious primary CU variant, high-anxious secondary CU variant, and low-CU/low-anxious control groups. METHOD Participants were 456 adjudicated, incarcerated boys (M age = 16.24 years, SD = 1.33, range 12-19; 40.4% White, 39.7% Black, 13.8% Hispanic/Latino, 6.1% other race/ethnicity) in the United States. We measured age of delinquency onset using self-report and official records. RESULTS Boys who were 11 years old or younger when they first engaged in delinquency had higher CU traits than those who were 12 years old or older (η p 2 range = .009-.012), controlling for conduct problem severity and race/ethnicity. On average, boys with clinically significant CU traits first engaged in delinquency 1 year earlier (at 7.81 years old) than those without CU traits (η p 2 = .012). Low-anxious primary CU variants were 1 year younger at their first official charge (12.65 years old) than controls (η p 2 = .026). There were no statistically significant differences between low-anxious primary and high-anxious secondary CU variants. CONCLUSIONS Elevated CU traits were over-represented among boys who were youngest at their first legal contact, suggesting that this may be an opportune time to identify this subgroup of youth to provide nuanced intervention to prevent later serious delinquency and criminal justice involvement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译:

冷酷无情的特征与被监禁男孩较早发生的自我报告和官方犯罪有关。

目标 研究表明,早期犯罪的青年比起步较晚的青年具有更高的冷酷无情 (CU) 特征。本研究扩展了先前的研究,以确定最佳的犯罪起始年龄截止点,用于识别青少年 CU 特征的高低,以及具有临床显着 CU 特征的青年的平均犯罪起始年龄。假设 我们假设儿童期犯罪的青少年比青少年期犯罪的青少年具有更高的 CU 特征。我们假设具有临床显着 CU 特征的青少年比没有 CU 特征的青少年更早发生犯罪。我们探讨了归类为低焦虑原发性 CU 变体、高焦虑继发性 CU 变体和低 CU/低焦虑对照组的反社会青年之间犯罪发生的差异。方法 参与者是美国 456 名被裁定监禁的男孩(M 年龄 = 16.24 岁,SD = 1.33,范围 12-19;40.4% 白人,39.7% 黑人,13.8% 西班牙裔/拉丁裔,6.1% 其他种族/族裔)。我们使用自我报告和官方记录测量了犯罪开始的年龄。结果 在控制行为问题严重程度和种族/民族后,首次犯罪时 11 岁或以下的男孩比 12 岁或以上的男孩具有更高的 CU 特征(η p 2 范围 = .009-.012) . 平均而言,具有临床显着 CU 特征的男孩比没有 CU 特征的男孩早 1 年(7.81 岁)首次犯罪(η p 2 = .012)。低焦虑原发性 CU 变体在首次正式收费(12.65 岁)时比对照组年轻 1 岁(η p 2 = .026)。低焦虑原发性和高焦虑继发性CU变体之间没有统计学上的显着差异。结论 在第一次法律接触时年龄最小的男孩中,CU 特征升高的比例过高,这表明这可能是确定这一青年亚组以提供细致入微的干预以防止后来的严重犯罪和刑事司法介入的合适时机。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA,保留所有权利)。
更新日期:2021-12-01
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