Differences in offending behaviors, aggression, substance use, and mental health problems between male drug dealers and non-drug dealers in Belgian youth detention centers
| Autor: | Athina Bisback, Olivier Colins, Wouter Vanderplasschen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 24; Pages: 16390 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | This study investigated whether drug dealing juvenile offenders in Belgium differ from non-drug dealers in levels of violent and non-violent offending behaviors, aggression, substance use, and mental health needs. The current study examined data from 226 16- to 17-year-old male juvenile offenders. Information relating to drug dealing, substance use, and mental health needs were collected through self-report questionnaires. A structured diagnostic interview was used to collect information about past violent and non-violent behaviors. Chi-square tests and multivariate analysis of variance compared non-dealers and dealers and explored if hard-drug dealers and soft-drug dealers differed from each other. Relative to non-drug dealers, drug dealers engaged in more violent offending behaviors, exhibited higher levels of aggression, substance use and oppositional defiant problems, and displayed lower levels of anxiety. Soft- and hard-drug dealers did not differ from each other. To conclude, detained drug dealers are characterized by severe antisocial behavior. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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