Understanding Psychopathy in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Male & Female Adolescents

了解多种族男性样本中的精神病态

• 批准号: 7178977
• 负责人: MICHELLE T. FUNG
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7178977
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); aggression; antisocial personality; behavioral /social science research tag; child abuse; child psychology; clinical research; conduct disorder; disease /disorder proneness /risk; gender difference; human data; juvenile delinquency; longitudinal human study; mental health epidemiology; psychopathology; racial /ethnic difference; urban area; violence; adolescence (12-20); aggression; antisocial personality; behavioral /social science research tag; child abuse; child psychology; clinical research; conduct disorder; disease /disorder proneness /risk; gender difference; human data; juvenile delinquency; longitudinal human study; mental health epidemiology; psychopathology; racial /ethnic difference; urban area; violence

Psychopathy is associated with severe and frequent violence and antisocial behavior, but little is known about its structure and validity in youth. Even less is known about psychopathy in females, a group at substantial risk for aggression and violence. Objectives:The proposed study will examine psychopathy in a multiethnic sample of maltreated and comparison adolescents in Los Angeles (LA),and increase fundamental knowledge about this important risk factor for violence, particularly among young females. Specific Aims: la) To delineate the factor structureof psychopathy [as measured bythe AntisocialProcess ScreeningDevice (APSD; Frick& Hare, 2001 )] in this sample; Ib) To test the invariance of the resultant factor model across gender, ethnic and maltreatment group 2) To examine the cross-informant validity of the APSD via multitrait, multimethod approaches; and 3) To investigatethe relationship between APSD psychopathy and aggression, conduct problems, and delinquency. Major Hypotheses: 1) a 3-factor structure: will best characterize the APSD; 2) the APSD will show noninvariance across gender; 3) when examined separately in males and females, the APSD will show cross-informant validity; 4) broadly, psychopathy will be significantly positively related to aggression, conduct problems and delinquency. Study Design: The proposed study utilizes data collected at the 3rd timepoint of the USC Young Adolescent Project, an ongoing longitudinal study of the impact of neglect on development (Dr. Penelope Trickett, PI). Participants: A study group(N=303) was recruited from substantiated maltreatment reports to the LA Department of Child and Family Services within 10 zipcodes in urban LA. A comparison group (N=151)was recruited from schools in the same 10 zipcodes. Mean age at study entry was 10.9 years (SD=1.15), and comprised 53% male, 39% Latino,37% AfricanAmerican, 12% White and 12% mixed/biracial participants. Data is also collected from caretakers and teachers. Measures: APSD scores will be correlated with scores on the Aggressiveness/Bullyingand Delinquent Misbehavior subscales of the parent and self-report Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991; see Nollet al., in preparation), the Reactive-Proactive Questionnaire (Raine et al., in press), and the self-report Adolescent Delinquency Questionnaire (see Huizinga & Morse, 1986).

精神病与严重和频繁的暴力和反社会行为有关，但几乎没有 知道其在青年中的结构和有效性。关于女性的精神病的了解少，一个小组 侵略和暴力的重大风险。目的：拟议的研究将检查 洛杉矶（LA）的虐待和比较青少年的多民族样本，并增加 关于暴力行为的重要风险因素，尤其是在年轻女性中的基本知识。 具体目的：la）描述精神病的因素结构[由反社会过程测量 在此样品中筛选evice（APSD； Frick＆Hare，2001）]； ib）测试结果的不变性 性别，种族和虐待组的因子模型2）检查 APSD通过多功能，多途径方法； 3）调查APSD之间的关系 精神病和侵略，引起问题和犯罪。主要假设：1）三因素结构： 最好是APSD; 2）APSD将在性别范围内表现出非传染性； 3）检查时 APSD分别在男性和女性中，将显示跨信息有效性。 4）广泛的精神病会 与侵略，犯罪和犯罪性显着相关。研究设计： 拟议的研究利用在USC年轻青少年项目的第三时间点收集的数据，这是一个正在进行的 纵向研究疏忽对发展的影响（Peelpe Trickett，PI）。参与者：研究 组（n = 303）是从洛杉矶儿童部的虐待报告中招募的 洛杉矶城市的10个邮政编码的家庭服务。 从学校招募了一个比较组（n = 151） 相同的10个Zipcodes。研究进入时的平均年龄为10.9岁（SD = 1.15），占男性53％，39％ 拉丁裔，非洲人37％，白人12％和12％的混合/混血儿参与者。数据也从中收集 看护人和老师。措施：APSD分数将与分数相关 侵略性/欺凌和父母的犯罪行为和自我报告儿童行为的犯罪行为量表 清单（Achenbach，1991；请参见Nollet Al。 al。