Citation

Coles CJ, Greene AF, Braithwaite HO. Adolescence 2002; 37(146): 395-409.

Affiliation

Department of Social Sciences, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662, USA. ccoles@shawnee.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Libra Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12144167

Abstract

The literature suggests that a multitude of psychological and social factors can interact to place adolescents at risk for aggression and violence. This study examined three of these factors: personality, affect, and family. Using a heterogeneous sample of male adolescents at risk for violence, a hierarchical, agglomerative cluster analysis was conducted to categorize these adolescents in terms of personality characteristics. Results of the analysis suggested three clusters of at-risk adolescents. Examination of the three cluster types found distinctions between groups on anger expression, trait anger, and trait anxiety, but not family control. It was concluded that, among male delinquents, elevated psychopathology is associated with higher anger and anxiety, but not higher family control.

Language: en