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Implicit attitudes and self-concepts towards transgression and aggression: differences between male community and offender adolescents, and associations with psychopathic traits.
- Source :
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Journal of adolescence [J Adolesc] 2014 Jul; Vol. 37 (5), pp. 669-80. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 25. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Research suggests that implicit attitudes play a key role in the occurrence of antisocial behaviours. This study assessed implicit attitudes and self-concepts related to aggression and transgression in community and offender adolescents, using a new set of Implicit Association Tests (IATs), and examined their association with of psychopathic traits. Thirty-six offenders and 66 community adolescents performed 4 IATs assessing 1) implicit attitudes about a) aggression and b) transgression as good, and 2) implicit self-concepts about a) aggression and b) transgression as self-descriptive. They filled in self-report questionnaires: the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory, the Child Behaviour Checklist, and explicit measures of their attitudes and self-concepts towards transgression and aggression. Results showed few differences between community and offender adolescents on implicit attitudes and self-concepts, and unexpected negative associations between some implicit attitudes and psychopathic traits, while the association was positive for the corresponding explicit attitudes. Possible explanations of these findings are discussed.<br /> (Copyright © 2014 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1095-9254
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of adolescence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24679466
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.03.004