The relationships between gender, psychopathic traits and self-reported delinquency: a comparison between a general population sample and a high-risk sample for juvenile delinquency

Abstract Background Studies have shown that youths with high psychopathic traits have an earlier onset of delinquent behavior, have higher levels of delinquent behavior, and show higher rates of recidivism than youths with low psychopathic traits. Furthermore, psychopathic traits have received much...

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Main Authors: L. E. W. Leenarts, C. Dölitzsch, T. Pérez, K. Schmeck, J. M. Fegert, M. Schmid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13034-017-0202-3