Psychopathic Traits and Victimization: What Mechanisms Mediate the Relationship?

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 886-904
Author(s):  
Leah E. Daigle ◽  
Michelle N. Harris ◽  
Brent Teasdale
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Control Variables ◽  
Maricopa County ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Pathways To Desistance ◽  
The Relationship

Psychopathy has been linked to a host of negative outcomes including victimization; yet, the mechanisms that may explain this relationship have not been identified. Using data from the Pathways to Desistance study, a longitudinal study of adolescents adjudicted for serious offenses ( N = 1,354) who had been adjudicated in either Maricopa County, AZ, or Philadelphia County, PA, we examine several mechanisms that may mediate the relationship between psychopathy and violent victimization. A 1 SD increase in psychopathy increases the risk of victimization by about 9.3%, net of control variables. Psychopathy is linked to violent victimization through its significant influences on engagement in risky behaviors, moral disengagement, motivations to succeed, and expectations for the future. These findings are striking given that they identify factors such as cognition and engagement in risky behavior that may be suitable targets for change in prevention or intervention efforts.

scholarly journals How does psychosocial stress affect the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage and overweight and obesity? Examining Hemmingsson’s model with data from a Danish longitudinal study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Hoegh Poulsen ◽  
Karin Biering ◽  
Trine Nøhr Winding ◽  
Ellen Aagaard Nohr ◽  
Liselotte Vogdrup Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Socioeconomic Disadvantage ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Adjusted Model ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Chronic stress in childhood may increase the risk of overweight and obesity in young people. Erik Hemmingsson has suggested a new obesity causation model which focuses on psychosocial stress. The aim was to examine the associations between socioeconomic disadvantage and overweight and obesity and examine if these associations attenuate, when the effect of the different domains from Eric Hemmingsson’s obesity causation model were taken into account. Methods A longitudinal study using data from The West Jutland Cohort Study (N = 2879). Outcome was overweight and obesity combined derived from self-reported weight and height at age 15, 18, 21 and 28 years. Exposure variables were equivalised household income, educational level and labour market participation of the mother derived from registers and psychosocial variables derived from questionnaires. A three-step adjustment model using logistic regression and stratified by gender was applied. Results Mother’s low educational level was associated with a 3-fold increased odds of obesity in 18 year-old-girls, which attenuated when adjusting for the domains adult distress, disharmonious family environment and offspring distress. In 28 year-old girls, a 2.5-fold increased odds of obesity was observed, which attenuated when mutual adjusted for other socioeconomic variables and attenuated even further when adjusting for all the domains. In 18-year-old boys, a 3-fold increased odds of obesity was observed which attenuated after adjustments for adult distress, disharmonious family environment and offspring distress. In 21-year old boys, a four-fold increased odds of obesity was observed that attenuated after adjustments. At age 28 years, a three-fold increased odds of obesity was observed, which vanished in the fully adjusted model. Conclusions Our study confirms to some extent that the associations between socioeconomic disadvantage and overweight and obesity can be explained by the domains included in Erik Hemmingsson’s model, although our results should be interpreted with caution. Adult distress, disharmonious family environment and offspring distress accounted for some of the association in girls, whereas in boys it was primarily offspring distress, which had the greatest impact. Young people’s educational attainment can act as a buffer in the relationship between mother’s lower educational level and obesity at age 28 years.

The educational attainment of the children of stay-at-home mothers: evidence from the Irish Marriage Bar

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Mosca ◽  
Vincent O’Sullivan ◽  
Robert E Wright
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Instrumental Variable ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Instrumental Variable Estimation ◽  
The Third ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The relationship between maternal employment and the educational attainment of children is examined using data from the third wave of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Because maternal employment is potentially endogenous with respect to child educational attainment, instrumental variable estimation is used. In this analysis, two sets of instruments are used based on whether the mother’s employment was affected by the Marriage Bar that was in place at that time in Ireland. A Marriage Bar is the requirement that women in certain jobs must leave that job when they marry. It is found that the probability that a child completes university is 1–3 percentage points lower for each additional year of maternal employment during the first 18 years of the child’s life.

scholarly journals Leverage, Ownership Structure and Firm Performance: Evidence from Karachi Stock Exchange

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Adnan Ali ◽  
Attaullah Shah ◽  
Farzand Ali Jan
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Control Variables ◽  
Simple Regression Analysis ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ownership structure and firm performance. The study uses two performance measures i.e. market-based performance measure (Tobin’s Q) and accounting-based performance measure (return on assets (ROA)) as dependent variables and ownership proxies and other control variables as independent variables whereas leverage is used as moderating variable. The ownership proxies include the managerial ownership and institutional ownership while the control variables include the size of the firm, the coefficient of variation, and growth. This study has used simple regression analysis while using data of 355 firms listed on Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) for the years 2003 to 2008. The results show that the ownership structure has significant relationship with the market-based performance measure, while it has insignificant relationship with the accounting-based performance measure. Moreover, the leverage has no moderating effect on the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance

scholarly journals Gang Reengagement Intentions among Incarcerated Serious Juvenile Offenders

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Boduszek ◽  
Katie Dhingra ◽  
Alexander Hirschfield
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Gang Membership ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Related Activity ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Pathways To Desistance ◽  
The Relationship

Research examining the factors that precipitate gang membership has contributed substantially to our understanding of gangs and gang-related activity, yet we know little about the factors influencing intentions to rejoin a gang after having being incarcerated. This study examines the relationship between gang characteristics, number of incarcerated friends, and family characteristics and gang reengagement intentions, while controlling for ethnicity. Participants were 206 male serious juvenile offenders interviewed as part of the Pathways to Desistance Study. The model explained between 35% and 47% of variance in gang reengagement intentions. However, only three variables made a unique statistically significant contribution to the model (punishment if gang rules are broken, importance of gang membership, and moral disengagement), with the strongest predictor being importance of gang membership. The results suggest that challenging young offenders’ perceptions about the importance of gang membership might be particularly effective in reducing gang reengagement intentions after incarceration.

The Short- and Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Violent Victimization Experienced Within the Family and Community

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail A. Fagan
Keyword(s):  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Youth Survey ◽  
Criminal Involvement ◽  
The Family ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Adolescents face high rates of victimization, yet little is known regarding the criminal consequences of these experiences. Using data from the National Youth Survey, this investigation compared the relative and combined effects of adolescent violent victimization perpetrated by family and nonfamily members on self-reported criminal offending from adolescence to early adulthood. The results demonstrate that both types of violence have an immediate and sustained impact on criminal involvement, although the effect is somewhat stronger for nonfamily victimization, and for both types, the relationship tends to weaken over time. In addition, those experiencing both types of victimization report a higher frequency of offending compared to those experiencing only one type. The findings indicate the need for prevention programs aimed at decreasing the prevalence of adolescent victimization, as well as intervention efforts to help victims from becoming offenders.

Corporal Punishment’s Influence on Children’s Aggressive and Delinquent Behavior

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 818-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Z. Morris ◽  
Chris L. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Delinquent Behaviors ◽  
Propensity Score Matching Analysis ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Studies show that children subjected to corporal punishment may engage in more aggression and delinquent behaviors than those who are not. Past research, however, is limited methodologically. This is largely the result of a lack of matched corporally punished and nonpunished children. To address this limitation, a propensity score matching analysis was used to estimate the effects of corporal punishment on children’s behaviors. Using data from the longitudinal study of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, findings indicate that (a) a large amount of selection bias exists, indicating that child and family characteristics of those subjected to corporal punishment are substantially different from characteristics of those not punished, and (b) when children exposed to corporal punishment (vs. those who are not) are matched on their propensities of being punished, the relationship between punishment and subsequent aggression and delinquency become statistically nonsignificant and substantively small. Findings are discussed in light of past research on corporal punishment, and limitations of the current study and ways of overcoming them in the future are discussed.

scholarly journals Do Psychopathic Traits Distinguish Trajectories of Gang Membership?

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1337-1355
Author(s):  
Dena C. Carson ◽  
James V. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Gang Membership ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Pathways To Desistance ◽  
Gang Life ◽  
The Relationship

Prior work that examines different stages of gang membership (joining, time in gang, and leaving) indicates that the gang experience is unique to each individual member. However, we know little about what accounts for variations in the gang experience; particularly, with regard to the role of individual-level characteristics. This article helps to fill this gap by examining how trajectories of gang membership vary based on one multifaceted individual-level characteristic: psychopathy. Some prior work suggests that gang members high in psychopathic traits are attracted to gang life and more likely to hold leadership roles in the gang. Other work indicates that those high in psychopathy are not well suited for gang membership. We make use of the Pathways to Desistance data and group-based trajectory modeling to examine these relationships. Results indicate that the relationship between psychopathy and gang membership is dependent upon the distinct factors of psychopathy.

scholarly journals Informational benefits from social media use for professional purposes: Results from a longitudinal study

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Utz ◽  
Johannes Breuer
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Online Networks ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Reading Activity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Strategic Networking ◽  
Shed Light

Using data from four waves of a longitudinal study among Dutch internet users, we examined whether and how the use of social network sites (SNS) for professional purposes is related to informational benefits. Building on a social capital framework and taking into account the affordances of social media, we specifically looked at users’ activities and the structure of their online networks. Users of LinkedIn or other professional SNS consistently reported higher informational benefits than non-users. The number of ties on the SNS used for professional purposes predicted informational benefits half a year later, and strong ties became more important over time. We also found evidence for a reciprocal relationship between strategic networking and informational benefits. For the use variables (frequency of login, reading, activity in groups, posting professional content), we mainly found concurrent associations with informational benefits. The results shed light on the complex interplay of concurrent and longitudinal processes in the relationship between SNS use and professional informational benefits.

Personality and Life Satisfaction Over 12 Years

GeroPsych ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Tauber ◽  
Hans-Werner Wahl ◽  
Johannes Schröder
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Aging Effect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Theoretical Reasoning ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Both theoretical reasoning and empirical data suggest that personality and well-being have substantial interrelationships. However, more longitudinal evidence is required, and the relationship lacks research attention from a lifespan perspective. We examined the mid-term and long-term interrelations of Neuroticism and Extraversion with life satisfaction in two cohorts from middle and late adulthood, using data from the “Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study of Adult Development (ILSE).” Multigroup, cross-lagged models reveal personality to be more predictive of life satisfaction than vice versa. Furthermore, an aging effect occurs regarding the relationships between life satisfaction and personality, with life satisfaction being predictive of personality only in the old cohort. Controlling for health weakens the interrelationship. Results add to the understanding of lifespan dynamics among personality and life satisfaction.

Motivation and Postsecondary Enrollment Among High School Students Whose Parents Did Not Go to College

2020 ◽  
pp. 089484532094639
Author(s):  
Chia-Lin Tsai ◽  
Austin Brown ◽  
Allyson Lehrman ◽  
Lu Tian
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
College Preparation ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
School Students ◽  
Postsecondary Enrollment ◽  
School Professionals ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between motivation in high school and postsecondary enrollment among 10th-grade students whose parents did not go to college. Specifically, this study (1) identified distinct groups of students’ self-reported reasons for attending schools among 10th graders, (2) examined whether these groups were differentially associated with indicators of college preparation and enrollment, and (3) investigated whether the time to postsecondary enrollment differed across groups. A latent class analysis was conducted to classify students into different motivation orientations. Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, the current study found three distinct classes of school motivation, with different reasons for attending school. The largest class (53%) was characterized by high intrinsic, identified/introjected, and external motivations for attending school. Patterns of college preparation and enrollment outcomes varied across motivation orientations. Implications for school professionals and supporting programs are discussed.

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