Citation

Alloway TP, Lawrence A, Rodger S. Appl. Cogn. Psychol. 2013; 27(4): 520-526.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/acp.2931

PMID

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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. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Language: en