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Title: Inhibiting the Inhibitor: Are Callous-Unemotional Traits Capable of Suppressing the Inhibitory Effect of Child Self-Disclosure on Delinquency?
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Walters, Glenn D. |
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Inhibiting the Inhibitor: Are Callous-Unemotional Traits Capable of Suppressing the Inhibitory Effect of Child Self-Disclosure on Delinquency? Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology 4,2 (Jun 2018): 232-250. Also: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40865-018-0082-0 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Delinquency/Gang Activity; Personality/Big Five Factor Model or Traits; Self-Control/Self-Regulation Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Purpose: Using a mediation methodology and three waves of data, the current study sought to determine whether callous-unemotional (CU) traits were capable of suppressing the inhibitory effect of child self-disclosure on delinquency in line with predictions from criminal lifestyle theory. The results were then compared to the suppressant effect of low self-control (LSC) on the child self-disclosure–delinquency relationship. Methods: Participants for this study were 2586 (1290 boys, 1296 girls) members of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Child (NLSY-C). CU traits and LSC were measured when participants were 9 to 10 years of age, child self-disclosure was measured when participants were 11 to 12 years of age, and delinquency was measured when participants were 13 to 14 years of age. Results: Consistent with predictions, the pathway running from CU traits to child self-disclosure to delinquency was significant whereas the pathway running from LSC to child self-disclosure to delinquency was non-significant. Contrary to predictions, the two pathways were not significantly different from one another. |
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Walters, Glenn D. "Inhibiting the Inhibitor: Are Callous-Unemotional Traits Capable of Suppressing the Inhibitory Effect of Child Self-Disclosure on Delinquency?" Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology 4,2 (Jun 2018): 232-250.
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