Abnormal response to emotional stimulus in male adolescents with violent behavior in China

A triad of behavioral symptoms including enuresis, fire setting, and animal cruelty has been considered highly predictive of adult male violence. The present study reviews the triad hypothesis in light of extensive case materials from six triad-present aggressive violent male adolescents. In addition to confirming the predictive usefulness of the triad, this investigation found marked personality arrest present in each subject. The case material is discussed from a variety of viewpoints, including the triad's application as a screening device for the prediction of dangerousness.

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Relationships among family characteristics and violent behavior by black and white male adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence ◽

10.1007/bf01537343 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 177-197 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Mallie J. Paschall ◽

Susan T. Ennett ◽

Robert L. Flewelling

Keyword(s):

Violent Behavior ◽

White Male ◽

Family Characteristics ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Black And White

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Gadget’s Addiction Scale: An Adolescents Analytic Survey

Asian Community Health Nursing Research ◽

10.29253/achnr.2020.2850 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 8

Author(s):

Cory Febrina ◽

Rina Mariyana

Keyword(s):

Social Relationships ◽

Violent Behavior ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Face To Face ◽

Multi Stage ◽

High Dependency ◽

Low Levels ◽

The City ◽

Very High

Background –The use of gadgets among adolescents has some advantages. There has been a very significant increase in the use of cell phones, especially among teenagers. Gadget addiction will have an impact on social relationships, violent behavior,and mental health disorders. Purpose - This study aims to determine the characteristics of gadget and to determine the frequency distribution of gadget dependency levels. Design / methodology / approach – This study was using descriptive analytic. Samples in this study were adolescents and taken by multi-stage random sampling after being grouped by region. Sample that met the inclusion criteria was 86 respondents. Data collection in this study used an instrument in the form of a Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) questionnaire. Findings - The results showed that the highest level of gadget’s addiction in adolescents was low (34.9%), moderate dependence (33.7%), while for high dependence it was 14% and very high dependency 4.7%. 51.7% of male adolescents showed moderate gadget dependence symptoms and 56.7% of female adolescents showed low levels of dependence. Research limitations – This study has limitations, namely that the implementation was planned face-to-face due to the Covid-19 pandemic conditions, the implementation of the research was carried out through the network. Originality / value - This study produces data that is not yet available in the city of Bukittinggi regarding the level of gadget dependence on adolescents in 2020, and can be the basis for further intervention in groups of children with a level of gadget dependence, both for schools, as well as on families and individuals.

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Predicting Antisocial Behavior in High-Risk Male Adolescents

Criminal Justice and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0093854810371358 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 37 (8) ◽

pp. 833-846 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Michael J. Vitacco ◽

Craig S. Neumann ◽

Michael F. Caldwell

Keyword(s):

High Risk ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Violent Behavior ◽

Adolescent Male ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Psychopathy Checklist ◽

Maximum Security ◽

Male Offenders ◽

Criminal Charges

The study of the downward extension of psychopathy to adolescents is limited by a lack of research focusing on its predictive validity in high-risk samples. The current study presents data on a sample of 120 ethnically diverse male offenders released from a maximum-security correctional treatment facility and followed for an average of 5 years. Dichotomized follow-up criminal charges consisted of both misdemeanor and felony charges. Structural equation modeling results found that the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version accounted for a modest, but significant, amount of variance. Adding a measure that assessed previous instrumental violence increased variance accounted for in the criminal charges outcome factor, but the relationship was in an unexpected direction. Implications for predicting violent behavior with psychopathy and criminal conduct in adolescent male offenders are discussed.

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Adaptive Coping Reduces the Impact of Community Violence Exposure on Violent Behavior among African American and Latino Male Adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ◽

10.1007/s10802-007-9164-x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 105-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Sonya S. Brady ◽

Deborah Gorman-Smith ◽

David B. Henry ◽

Patrick H. Tolan

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Community Violence ◽

Violence Exposure ◽

Violent Behavior ◽

Community Violence Exposure ◽

Adaptive Coping ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Latino Male ◽

The Impact

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Clinical Success Using the Audio-Visual Feedback Training for Cluttering

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-sig17-2019-0018 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 1589-1594

Author(s):

Yvonne van Zaalen ◽

Isabella Reichel

Keyword(s):

Visual Feedback ◽

Clinical Success ◽

Pause Duration ◽

Digital Audio ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Feedback Training ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Speech Monitoring ◽

Adolescents And Adults

Purpose Among the best strategies to address inadequate speech monitoring skills and other parameters of communication in people with cluttering (PWC) is the relatively new but very promising auditory–visual feedback (AVF) training ( van Zaalen & Reichel, 2015 ). This study examines the effects of AVF training on articulatory accuracy, pause duration, frequency, and type of disfluencies of PWC, as well as on the emotional and cognitive aspects that may be present in clients with this communication disorder ( Reichel, 2010 ; van Zaalen & Reichel, 2015 ). Methods In this study, 12 male adolescents and adults—6 with phonological and 6 with syntactic cluttering—were provided with weekly AVF training for 12 weeks, with a 3-month follow-up. Data was gathered on baseline (T0), Week 6 (T1), Week 12 (T2), and after follow-up (T3). Spontaneous speech was recorded and analyzed by using digital audio-recording and speech analysis software known as Praat ( Boersma & Weenink, 2017 ). Results The results of this study indicated that PWC demonstrated significant improvements in articulatory rate measurements and in pause duration following the AVF training. In addition, the PWC in the study reported positive effects on their ability to retell a story and to speak in more complete sentences. PWC felt better about formulating their ideas and were more satisfied with their interactions with people around them. Conclusions The AVF training was found to be an effective approach for improving monitoring skills of PWC with both quantitative and qualitative benefits in the behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and social domains of communication.

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