Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Introduction: Different developmental and environmental vulnerability conditions can influence violent behavior in young people. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of young males who were convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, based on indicators of maturi...
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| author | Renata Constancia Wiese Adrián Darío Aramayo-Criniti Eugenio Cálcena Cecilia Inés Catanesi Jorge Folino |
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| description | Introduction: Different developmental and environmental vulnerability conditions can influence violent behavior in young people.
Objectives: To describe the characteristics of young males who were convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, based on indicators of maturity, impulsivity, and socio-family vulnerability.
Materials and Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study. The sample consisted of 195 young men (mean: 16.8 years) imprisoned in reformatory institutions of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as they were convicted of murder (n=130), repeated murder (n=15), or attempted murder (n=50). Self and hetero-informed instruments, and professional assessment scales were used, namely: the Consideration of Future Consequences Scale (CFC); the Psychosocial Maturity Inventory (PSM); the Weinberg Adjustment Inventory (WAI); the Resistance to Peer Influence Questionnaire (RPIQ); the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV); the Inventory of Callous Unemotional Traits (ICU), and the Barrat Impulsiveness Scale version 11 (BIS-11).
Results: The distribution of the total BIS 11 and the PSM Individual Adaptation were normal (mean: 62.33 and 6.38, respectively). The mean of the total PCL:YV was 25.87. In 32.8% of the cases a first degree relative was also imprisoned. “Impulsive” and “Nonimpulsive” clusters were empirically established.
Conclusions: The participants’ profile is characterized by several psychological and socio-family vulnerabilities that should be targeted in preventive interventions aimed at preventing violent recidivism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e52655290714618ba6e0b4bfe6a2e362022-12-22T03:41:05ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482019-07-0167319320010.15446/revfacmed.v67n3.7582251772Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRenata Constancia Wiese0Adrián Darío Aramayo-Criniti1Eugenio Cálcena2Cecilia Inés Catanesi3Jorge Folino4Universidad Nacional de La Plata - School of Medical Sciences - Department of PsychiatryUniversidad Nacional de La Plata - Multidisciplinary Institute of Cell BiologyUniversidad Nacional de La Plata - Multidisciplinary Institute of Cell BiologyUniversidad Nacional de La Plata - Multidisciplinary Institute of Cell Biology - Ciudad de La Plata - Argentina. | Universidad Nacional de La Plata - School of Natural Sciences - Genetics courseUniversidad Nacional de La Plata - School of Medical Sciences - Department of PsychiatryIntroduction: Different developmental and environmental vulnerability conditions can influence violent behavior in young people. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of young males who were convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, based on indicators of maturity, impulsivity, and socio-family vulnerability. Materials and Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study. The sample consisted of 195 young men (mean: 16.8 years) imprisoned in reformatory institutions of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as they were convicted of murder (n=130), repeated murder (n=15), or attempted murder (n=50). Self and hetero-informed instruments, and professional assessment scales were used, namely: the Consideration of Future Consequences Scale (CFC); the Psychosocial Maturity Inventory (PSM); the Weinberg Adjustment Inventory (WAI); the Resistance to Peer Influence Questionnaire (RPIQ); the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV); the Inventory of Callous Unemotional Traits (ICU), and the Barrat Impulsiveness Scale version 11 (BIS-11). Results: The distribution of the total BIS 11 and the PSM Individual Adaptation were normal (mean: 62.33 and 6.38, respectively). The mean of the total PCL:YV was 25.87. In 32.8% of the cases a first degree relative was also imprisoned. “Impulsive” and “Nonimpulsive” clusters were empirically established. Conclusions: The participants’ profile is characterized by several psychological and socio-family vulnerabilities that should be targeted in preventive interventions aimed at preventing violent recidivism.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/75822homicideviolenceimpulsive behavioradolescent |
| spellingShingle | Renata Constancia Wiese Adrián Darío Aramayo-Criniti Eugenio Cálcena Cecilia Inés Catanesi Jorge Folino Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina Revista de la Facultad de Medicina homicide violence impulsive behavior adolescent |
| title | Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| title_full | Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| title_short | Exploration of socio-family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| title_sort | exploration of socio family and psychological characteristics of young males convicted of murder or attempted murder in the province of buenos aires argentina |
| topic | homicide violence impulsive behavior adolescent |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/75822 |
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