Childhood Trauma Predicts Sadistic Traits and Violent Behavior in Incarcerated Youth.

Autor: Cazala F; Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA. fadwa.cazala@gmail.com., Sajous-Turner A; Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA., Caldwell MF; Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, WI, USA.; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA., Van Rybroek GJ; Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, WI, USA.; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA., Kiehl KA; Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA.; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA., Harenski CL; Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA. charenski@mrn.org.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child psychiatry and human development [Child Psychiatry Hum Dev] 2024 Dec; Vol. 55 (6), pp. 1582-1591. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 07.
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01494-0
Abstrakt: Childhood trauma exposure is prevalent among incarcerated youth and associated with antisocial traits and behavior. It has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of sadistic traits, which has been shown to predict future violence in youth. Using regression analyses, we examined the association between self-report and expert-rated measures of childhood trauma, sadistic traits (i.e., verbal, physical, vicarious sadism), and violence (i.e., homicide and non-homicide violent acts) in 54 incarcerated juveniles. Expert-rated (but not self-report) severity of physical abuse was associated with physical and vicarious sadistic traits. Other trauma types (e.g., emotional or sexual abuse) were not significantly associated with sadistic traits. Physical abuse coupled with vicarious sadistic traits conferred the highest risk of non-homicide violence. The findings support and clarify links between childhood trauma, sadistic traits, and violent behavior in youth, and are distinct from those found in other antisocial profiles.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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