TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Self-regulation in violent and non-violent offenders: a preliminary report
JO  - Criminal behaviour and mental health
A1  - Ross, Thomas
A1  - Fontao, Maria Isabel
SP  - 171
EP  - 178
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-9664
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.651
ID  - ref1
ER  -