Impulsive and callous traits are more strongly associated with delinquent behavior in higher risk neighborhoods among boys and girls.
- 1 May 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Vol. 117 (2), 377-385
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.117.2.377
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the effect of impulsive and callous personality traits on delinquent behavior varied across neighborhood context in a population-based, statewide sample of 85,000 Iowa schoolchildren ages 10-19. Two previous studies examining the association between impulsivity and delinquency across disadvantaged and affluent neighborhoods have yielded contrasting findings. Results of the present study suggested a robust moderating effect of neighborhood context on personality risk for delinquency. The relation between impulsivity and delinquency was greater in neighborhoods low in collective efficacy compared to neighborhoods high in collective efficacy. A similar interaction was found for callous personality traits, indicating the consistency of the moderating effect of neighborhood context on personality risk for delinquency. Gender differences were also examined, and results were replicated in a holdout sample.Keywords
Funding Information
- Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation
- US Department of Education (S184G980007)
- Iowa Department of Education
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Office of Drug Control Policy
- Office of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning
- National Institutes of Health (AA13526; F31MH079683)
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