Psychopathic traits mediate the effects of neighbourhood risk on juvenile antisocial behaviour

  1. Olalla Cutrín Mosteiro 1
  2. José Antonio Gómez-Fraguela 1
  3. Lorena Maneiro Boo 1
  4. Jorge Sobral Fernández 1
  5. María Ángeles Luengo Martín 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (España)
Zeitschrift:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Datum der Publikation: 2016

Ausgabe: 28

Nummer: 4

Seiten: 428-434

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Psicothema

Zusammenfassung

Antecedentes: el estudio de los efectos indirectos de la marginalidad social a través de los rasgos de personalidad psicopática (i.e., impulsividad, narcisismo y dureza-insensibilidad emocional) sobre el comportamiento antisocial juvenil ha cobrado gran relevancia. Método: en este estudio se analizan los efectos de mediación utilizando una muestra compuesta por 406 jóvenes de entre 14 y 21 años, el 82,7% hombres, de centros de menores en Galicia y Andalucía (España). Resultados: los resultados mostraron efectos de mediación significativos de la marginalidad sobre el comportamiento antisocial a través de la impulsividad y la dureza-insensibilidad emocional. Conclusiones: se discuten las implicaciones de los efectos de mediación para la prevención, evaluación y gestión del riesgo en jóvenes infractores.

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