@article{ref1,
title="Psychological and behavioral adjustment in female youths with high or low psychopathic traits",
journal="International journal of law and psychiatry",
year="2014",
author="Pechorro, Pedro Santos and Poiares, Carlos Alberto and Vieira, Rui Xavier and Maroco, João and Nunes, Cristina and de Jesus, Saul Neves",
volume="37",
number="6",
pages="619-627",
abstract="The aim of the present study was to analyze the role of psychopathic traits in female juvenile delinquency. Using a sample of 236 young females from the Juvenile Detention Centers of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice and schools in the Lisbon area, a group of female youths with high psychopathic traits (n=118; M=15.84years of age; range=14-18years of age) and a group of female youths with low psychopathic traits (n=118; M=15.77years of age; range=14-18years of age) were formed based on the Portuguese version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device-Self-report (APSD-SR). The results showed that young females with high psychopathic traits start engaging in criminal activities and come into contact with the justice system earlier in life; exhibit higher levels of behavioral problems, conduct disorder, delinquent behaviors and serious criminality; and demonstrate lower levels of self-esteem and pro-social behavior. The importance of some variables in predicting group membership (high versus low psychopathic traits) was established through a binary logistic regression. Our findings reinforce the importance of the psychopathy construct for the early identification of potentially high-risk female youths and for the assessment of female youths who have already come into contact with the judicial system.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0160-2527",
doi="10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.036",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.036"
}