Executive Function and Personality in Adolescent and Adult Offenders vs. Non-Offenders

A comparison of young offenders, adult offenders and their respective reference groups was completed with a battery of psychometric tests to assess executive functioning and personality. Ancillary cognitive testing was performed to ascertain a baseline of functioning. These scores were included in s...

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Published inJournal of offender rehabilitation Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 27 - 45
Main Authors Bergeron, Tracy K., Valliant, Paul M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.2001
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Adults
cognition
Comparative studies
executive functioning
Juvenile offenders
Offenders
Personality
Psychological tests
social competency
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Summary:A comparison of young offenders, adult offenders and their respective reference groups was completed with a battery of psychometric tests to assess executive functioning and personality. Ancillary cognitive testing was performed to ascertain a baseline of functioning. These scores were included in statistical procedures to determine their significance in the presence of other variables. Four stepwise linear discriminant function analyses were run to differentiate the groups. Significant differences were found in executive functioning and personality, as offender groups demonstrated lower executive capacity andmaladaptive personality characteristics. More specifically, offender groups were significantly impaired in the domain of social competency, judgement, foresight and perspective taking while demonstrating higher levels of impulsivity, immaturity and aggression.
ISSN:1050-9674
1540-8558
DOI:10.1300/J076v33n03_02