TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Antisocial behavior: Exploring behavioral, cognitive, and environmental influences on expulsion
JO  - Applied cognitive psychology
A1  - Alloway, Tracy Packiam
A1  - Lawrence, Ashley
A1  - Rodger, Susan
SP  - 520
EP  - 526
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0888-4080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.2931
ID  - ref1
ER  -