Understanding the associations between psychosocial factors and severity of crime in juvenile delinquency: a cross-sectional study

dc.authorid0000-0001-5207-6240en_US
dc.authorid0000-0002-6873-8234
dc.authorid0000-0002-5652-3527
dc.contributor.authorTaşkıran, Sarper
dc.contributor.authorMutluer, Tuba
dc.contributor.authorTufan, Ali Evren
dc.contributor.authorSemerci, Bengi
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T19:49:12Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T19:49:12Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentBAİBÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Juvenile delinquency is a serious and common problem. To date, several studies have focused on possible psychosocial risk factors for delinquency among youths and on the implications of childhood mental illness on child criminality. However, the literature on prevalence of psychopathology and predictors of crime severity among delinquent youths in Turkey is sparse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to show the associations between crime severity and psychosocial factors such as gender, age, criminal history, concomitant attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other comorbid psychiatric conditions, along with behavioral problem domains of Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Participants and methods: This analytical cross-sectional study sample consisted of 52 individuals (30 females and 22 males) who were sent to a pilot detention facility in Istanbul, Turkey. The participants' age ranged from 8 to 18 years (M = 13.4; SD = 2.9). Self-rating scales were administered in an interview format, and the crime severity information was provided by participants' admission documents. Results: No differences were found in terms of gender, age, children's past history of crime and substance abuse. However, family crime history was significantly higher in the high severity crime group (P=0.026). Having one or more comorbid psychiatric disorder was associated with high crime severity (P=0.018). The most common psychiatric disorders were found to be ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder (CD) and anxiety disorder. Conclusion: Findings suggest that a family history of crime comes across as a very strong predictor of severity of crime. Among psychiatric factors, ADHD and CD were associated with commitment of more severe crimes in delinquent youths in our sample. Anxious/depressed traits as depicted by CBCL are found to be associated with less severe crimes.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/NDT.S129517
dc.identifier.endpage1366en_US
dc.identifier.issn1178-2021
dc.identifier.pmid28572731en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85019755874en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1359en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S129517
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/9412
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000401856600002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.institutionauthorTufan, Ali Evren
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDove Medical Press Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofNeuropsychiatric Disease And Treatmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCrime Severityen_US
dc.subjectDelinquent Behavioren_US
dc.subjectADHDen_US
dc.subjectConduct Disorderen_US
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subjectJuvenile Delinquencyen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the associations between psychosocial factors and severity of crime in juvenile delinquency: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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