Antisocial behavior: Exploring behavioral, cognitive, and environmental influences on expulsion

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2013

Abstract

We investigated the role of three significant potential contributors to antisocial behavior (ASB)-behavior, cognitive, and environmental influences-and their impact on expulsion. The following measures were administered to a community sample of antisocial adolescents: nonverbal ability and working memory, behavioral profile (rated by the social worker and self-rated), and environmental background (socio-economic background and family structure). The data indicated that their working memory performance was in the average range; however, group means were significantly lower in the nonverbal ability test. Although social workers' assessments of the adolescents' behavior were closely related to their self-reports, it was the latter that was best able to correctly classify those who had been expelled from their non-expelled ASB peers. Environmental background did not appear to have a strong role in expulsion rates. The results are discussed in the context of persistency of ASB and ways forward to provide support and intervention for adolescents. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Publication Title

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volume

27

Issue

4

First Page

520

Last Page

526

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/acp.2931

ISSN

08884080

E-ISSN

10990720

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