Analysis of cognitive inhibition and flexibility in juvenile delinquents

被引：10

作者：

Borrani, Jorge ^{[1
]}

Frias, Martha ^{[2
]}

Ortiz, Xochitl ^{[1
]}

Garcia, Aida ^{[1
]}

Valdez, Pablo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Autonoma Nuevo Leon, Sch Psychol, Psychophysiol Lab, Monterrey, Mexico

[2] Univ Sonora, Div Ciencias Sociales, Hermosillo 83000, Sonora, Mexico

来源：

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY | 2015年 / 26卷 / 01期

关键词：

flexibility; adolescents; juvenile delinquents; cognitive inhibition; executive functions; ANTISOCIAL-BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE-SCHOOL; INTERFERENCE; DYSFUNCTION; DEFICITS; VIOLENCE; IMPULSIVITY;

D O I：

10.1080/14789949.2014.971852

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

Executive functions are still developing during adolescence. It is important to analyse if juvenile delinquency is related to a delay in the development of these functions. The objective of this study was to analyse cognitive inhibition and flexibility, two components of executive functions, in juvenile delinquents. Participants were 81 males, 17.46 +/- 1.60years old. Three groups were compared: a juvenile delinquent inmate group (IG), an age-paired group (APG), and an age- and education-paired group (AEPG). A modified Stroop task was used to assess cognitive inhibition and flexibility. The IG and the AEPG (low-education adolescents) had significantly more difficulties than the APG on inhibition; the IG and the AEPG had no significant differences. No group differences were found on flexibility. Since all low-education adolescents have difficulties on inhibition, these difficulties are not an exclusive characteristic of juvenile delinquents. Analysis of cognitive processes in juvenile delinquents must control for education to determine how specific are the difficulties found in these adolescents.

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页码：60 / 77

页数：18

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