@article{ref1,
title="Self-regulation in violent and non-violent offenders: a preliminary report",
journal="Criminal behaviour and mental health",
year="2007",
author="Ross, Thomas and Fontao, Maria Isabel",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="171-178",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The functional role of self-regulation in violent behaviour is not yet fully understood. AIM: To test the hypothesis that violent offenders have more deficits in self-regulation and self-control than non-violent offenders. METHODS: Self-regulation and personality disorders were evaluated in a sample of 70 violent and non-violent incarcerated offenders using the Volitional Components Questionnaire (VCQ) and the SCID-II for DSM-IV. RESULTS: The self-report data indicate that violent offenders were no different from non-violent offenders on either facilitatory or inhibitory modes of self-regulation and self-control. Compared with a sample of normal, healthy men, differences were found in all tested self-regulation variables but not in self-control. Except for antisocial personality, the groups were similar in personality features. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed hypothesis was not sustained on this measure of self-regulation. With regard to self-regulation and self-control, violent and non-violent offenders were similar and treatment interventions to improve capacity in these respects are probably useful for both groups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0957-9664",
doi="10.1002/cbm.651",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.651"
}