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Childhood maltreatment and psychopathy in Chinese juvenile offenders: person-centered perspective.
Yang, Yuanhua; Yu, Jie; Zhang, Suxian; Xie, Qing.
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  • Yang Y; Department of Management, Hunan Police Academy, 410138, Changsha, Hunan, China.
  • Yu J; Mental Health Education and Consulting Center, Hunan Normal University, 36 Lushan Road, 410081, Changsha, Hunan, China. jieyu8390@outlook.com.
  • Zhang S; Department of Management, Hunan Police Academy, 410138, Changsha, Hunan, China.
  • Xie Q; Department of Management, Hunan Police Academy, 410138, Changsha, Hunan, China.
BMC Psychol ; 12(1): 134, 2024 Mar 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38459519
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Childhood maltreatment stands as a salient risk factor in the etiology of juvenile delinquency, with a profound impact on the behavioral trajectories of young offenders. However, there is limited research on latent profile analysis to explore distinctive patterns of childhood maltreatment in Chinese juvenile offenders. Consequently, there is a lack of understanding regarding the associations between maltreatment profiles and relevant variables in this context. The present study aimed to explore meaningful subgroups of childhood maltreatment in juvenile offenders, and we further examined the associations between subgroups and multiple outcomes especially psychopathy.

METHODS:

The data was obtained from a sample of Chinese juvenile offenders (N = 625, M age = 17.22, SD = 1.23). This study employed a latent profile analysis (LPA) based on factor scores of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form to identify the subgroups and examined the differences across subgroups using outcomes variables including psychopathy, callous-unemotional traits, aggression and anxiety. This study includes three self-report measures to evaluate psychopathy, with due regard for the nuanced considerations on the factor structure inherent in the conceptualization of psychopathy.

RESULTS:

Two subgroups were identified, including the non-maltreatment subgroup (80.2%) and the maltreatment subgroup (19.8%). Maltreatment subgroup was characterized by a greater level of all types of maltreatment with particularly higher of emotion neglect. Besides, we found that maltreatment subgroup showed a significantly higher level of psychopathy across multiple self-report measures, and greater callous-unemotional traits, lack of empathy, aggression and anxiety. We found two subgroups of child maltreatment in Chinese juvenile offenders.

CONCLUSIONS:

These findings may provide a further understanding of childhood maltreatment and the clinical intervention on psychopathy in the early period.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pruebas Psicológicas / Maltrato a los Niños / Criminales / Autoinforme / Delincuencia Juvenil Límite: Adolescent / Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Psychol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pruebas Psicológicas / Maltrato a los Niños / Criminales / Autoinforme / Delincuencia Juvenil Límite: Adolescent / Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Psychol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China