NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
The Impact of Family Violence, Family Functioning, and Parental Partner Dynamics on Korean Juvenile Delinquency
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kim, Hyun-Sil; Kim, Hun-Soo – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
The present study was aimed at determining the family factors related to juvenile delinquency and identifying the effect of family violence, family functioning, parental partner dynamics, and adolescents' personality on delinquent behavior among Korean adolescents. A cross-sectional study was performed using an anonymous, self-reporting…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Asians, Delinquency, Psychosomatic Disorders
Gender Differences in Delinquent Behavior among Korean Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kim, Hun-Soo; Kim, Hyun-Sil – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2005
The present study examined gender differences in the rate, type, and relevant variables underlying delinquent behavior among South Korean adolescents. Although female delinquency is increasing and becoming more violent in South Korea, the rate of delinquent behavior was found to be much lower among female than among male adolescents and female…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Foreign Countries
Temperament, Personality and Developmental Psychopathology: A Review Based on the Conceptual Dimensions Underlying Childhood Traits
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
De Pauw, Sarah S. W.; Mervielde, Ivan – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
The numerous temperament and personality constructs in childhood impede the systematic integration of findings on how these individual differences relate to developmental psychopathology. This paper reviews the main temperament and personality theories and proposes a theoretical taxonomy representing the common structure of both temperament and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Antisocial Behavior, Psychopathology, Children
Physiologically-Indexed and Self-Perceived Affective Empathy in Conduct-Disordered Children High and Low on Callous-Unemotional Traits
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Xenia; Warden, David – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Heart rate (HR) was employed to compare vicarious affective arousal across three groups of children (aged 7.6 - 11, N = 95): Conduct Disordered (CD) elevated on Callous-Unemotional traits ("CD/CU"), CD low on CU traits ("CD-only"), and "typically-developing" controls, matched in age, gender and socioeconomic background. While watching an emotion…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Metabolism, Socioeconomic Background, Children
Social and Non-Social Behavioral Inhibition in Preschool-Age Children: Differential Associations with Parent-Reports of Temperament and Anxiety
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dyson, Margaret W.; Klein, Daniel N.; Olino, Thomas M.; Dougherty, Lea R.; Durbin, C. Emily – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
Behavioral inhibition (BI) has generally been treated as a unitary construct and assessed by combining ratings of fear, vigilance, and avoidance to both novel social and non-social stimuli. However, there is evidence suggesting that BI in social contexts is not correlated with BI in non-social contexts. The present study examined the distinction…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Questionnaires, Personality Traits, Parents