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The Role of Low Self-Control as a Mediator between Trauma and Antisociality/Criminality in Youth

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  • Pedro Pechorro

    (School of Psychology, Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal)

  • Matt DeLisi

    (Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Iowa State University, 203A East Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1070, USA)

  • Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves

    (School of Psychology, Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal)

  • João Pedro Oliveira

    (School of Psychology and Life Sciences, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Campo Grande, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal)

Abstract

Trauma exposure and low self-control are robustly associated with youth antisocial/criminal problems, but the interrelation of these constructs is unclear when taking into account both traumatic events and reactions. The objective of the present study is to examine self-control mediation effects related to trauma and juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder, crime seriousness, and aggression outcomes. The sample consisted of N = 388 male youth from Portugal (age, M = 16.01 years, SD = 1.03, age range = 13–18 years). Path analysis procedures revealed that self-control partially mediates the relation between trauma events and the examined outcomes and fully mediates the relation between trauma reactions and the examined outcomes. Research on youth trauma should examine both trauma events and trauma reactions because they have differential effects on low self-control and antisocial/criminal outcomes.

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  • Pedro Pechorro & Matt DeLisi & Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves & João Pedro Oliveira, 2021. "The Role of Low Self-Control as a Mediator between Trauma and Antisociality/Criminality in Youth," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:2:p:567-:d:478615
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