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The relationship between juvenile psychopathic traits, delinquency and (violent) recidivism: A meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Asscher Jessica J.,
van Vugt Eveline S.,
Stams Geert Jan J.M.,
Deković Maja,
Eichelsheim Veroni I.,
Yousfi Sarah
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02412.x
Subject(s) - recidivism , psychopathy , juvenile delinquency , psychology , moderation , poison control , antisocial personality disorder , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , personality , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine
A meta‐analysis of k = 53 studies containing 60 non‐overlapping samples and 10,073 participants was conducted to investigate whether psychopathy was associated with delinquency and (violent) recidivism in juveniles. The results showed that psychopathy was moderately associated with delinquency, general recidivism, and violent recidivism. Moderator effects revealed that various study and participant characteristics influenced the strength of the association between psychopathy, delinquency, and (violent) recidivism. It was concluded that screening for the (early) detection of psychopathy is important, as delinquent behavior and recidivism can be predicted from psychopathy as early as the transition from middle childhood to adolescence.