scholarly journals Antisocial Behaviors in Incarcerated Children and Adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Saira Azam ◽  
Uzma Gilani
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Antisocial Behaviors ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Children And Adolescent ◽  
Incarcerated Juveniles ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Antisocial Personality Traits

The Present study was intended to investigate the antisocial behaviors in incarcerated juveniles in Peshawar KP. To compare the antisocial personality traits between juvenile delinquents up to 14 years of age with age ranging between 15- 18 years. A sample of sixty (N=60) detained children and adolescent boys with age range of 12-18 years was selected through non-random sampling. A questionnaire was constructed to measure the presence of antisocial behaviors in children and adolescents. The statistical analysis of the data revealed that the prevalence and frequency of antisocial personality traits is higher in juvenile delinquents whose age is more than 15 years as compared to those whose age is below 14 years.

Subclinical Sadism and the Dark Triad

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura K. Johnson ◽  
Rachel A. Plouffe ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Antisocial Personality Traits

Abstract. The Dark Triad is a constellation of three antisocial personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Recently, researchers have introduced a “Dark Tetrad” that includes subclinical sadism, although others suggest considerable overlap between psychopathy and sadism. To clarify the position of sadism within the Dark Triad, an online study was conducted with 615 university students. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that a six-factor solution fit the data best, representing Machiavellianism, psychopathy, physical sadism, verbal sadism, narcissism, and vicarious sadism. Furthermore, convergent validity was supported through sadism’s correlations with the HEXACO personality traits. The results support sadism’s inclusion within the Dark Tetrad as a unique construct but with some conceptual overlap with psychopathy.

The effectiveness of an enhanced thinking skills programme in offenders with antisocial personality traits

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Doyle ◽  
Tarun Khanna ◽  
Charlotte Lennox ◽  
Jenny Shaw ◽  
Adrian Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Antisocial Personality Traits

scholarly journals Antisocial Personality Traits as a Risk Factor of Violence between Individuals with Mental Disorders

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Filov
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
Antisocial Personality Traits

BACKGROUND: Mental disorder can increase the likelihood of taking violent acts of some individuals, but only a small percentage of violence in societies could be attributed to patients with mental health problems. For the past several years numerous studies related to forensic psychiatry has confirmed a close causal relationship between violent offenders and psychiatric comorbidity. Several studies have provided strong evidence that antisocial personality disorders (APD) represent a significant clinical risk for violence. AIM: This study aims to show the relationship between antisocial personality disorder and antisocial personality traits with the other mental disorders and the manifestation of violence between the forensic populations of patients. METHODS: The survey was conducted at the Psychiatric Hospitals and the Mental Health Centre. The research was carried out between two groups: one group of perpetrators of violence (PV) and a control group divided into two subgroups, a control group without violence (CG WV) and a group of respondents forcibly hospitalised CG FH. After obtaining consent for participation in the study, patients were interviewed, and questionnaires were applied. The research methodology included using measuring instrument-Psychopathy Checklist-revised (Hare's PCL-R). RESULTS: The results show that in the group PV antisocial personality disorder is present in 45 patients, or 50% of the total sample. According to statistical research in between groups PV, CG WV and CG WV, there were determent significant differences in specifically listed items from Hare's PCL-R. CONCLUSIONS: Psychopathological traits of mental disorders which are pathognomonic of committing violence are paranoid schizophrenia, as the most present and antisocial personality disorder in comorbidity, as the highest risk factor among the population with mental disorders that manifest violence.

Relationship between α-MSH, soluble leptin receptor, MC4R polymorphism and BMI in Thai children and adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 01 (04) ◽  
pp. 303-308
Author(s):  
Rungsunn Tungtrongchitr ◽  
Benjaluck Phonrat ◽  
Uruwan Yamborisut ◽  
Supaluk Popruk ◽  
Anchalee Tungtrongchitr
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Leptin Receptor ◽  
Normal Serum ◽  
Children And Adolescent ◽  
Melanocortin 4 Receptor ◽  
Soluble Leptin Receptor ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Age Range

AbstractIn order to evaluate the mechanism of disturbance of melanocortin signaling in different groups of Thai children and adolescents classified according to body mass index (BMI) percentile for age by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts, and α-melanocortin stimulating hormone (α-MSH), soluble leptin receptor and melanocortin −4 receptor (MC4R) polymorphism were studied. 149 male and 127 female children and adolescent Thai subjects with age range between 5–19 years were selected. Statistically significant difference of serum leptin receptor concentration between under weight (< 5th percentile), possible at risk for underweight (between 5th and 15th percentile), probably healthy (between 15th and 85th percentile); at risk for overweight (between the 85th and 95th percentile) and overweight (over the 95th percentile) were found. The levels of α-MSH were not significantly different when comparing the groups. Heterozygous of MC4R polymorphism (Val103Ile) were found in underweight, possible at risk for underweight and probably healthy group which might have been the cause of lower BMI for age even they have had normal serum α-MSH concentration. Using the logistic regression analysis, the group of risk for being overweight and overweight was statistically significant with α-MSH. This study supported a positive correlation between α-MSH and BMI with ages of Thai children and adolescents group.

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