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Article: Psychological Correlates of Violent and Non-violent Hong Kong Juvenile Probationers

TitlePsychological Correlates of Violent and Non-violent Hong Kong Juvenile Probationers
Authors
Issue Date2012
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/3512
Citation
Behavioral Sciences And The Law, 2012, v. 30 n. 2, p. 103-120 How to Cite?
AbstractThere is little known about Hong Kong juvenile offenders on probation. The purpose of this study was to compare Hong Kong juvenile violent with non-violent probationers on static demographic and psychological variables. The study comprised 109 male juvenile probationers aged 14-20years (M=16.97, SD=1.44) in community transitional housing; 34 were adjudicated for violent offenses, while 75 were non-violent. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Social Bonding Scale-Theft (SBS-T), Social Bonding Scale-Violent Crime (SBS-VC), Positive and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS), Impulsiveness Scale-Short Form (IS-SF) and CRIME-PICS II were administered to measure self-esteem, life satisfaction, social bond, positive and negative affect, impulsivity, pro-offending attitudes, and self-perceived life problems. Data on onset age of delinquent behavior, age of first adjudication, number of prior adjudications, and frequency of self-reported delinquency in the past year were also collected. t-tests were consistent with significant differences for violent offenders including higher self-esteem (p<0.05). Non-violent offenders self-reported significantly more theft (p<0.05) with a tendency to deny victim hurt more often (p<0.01); 76.5% of violent offenders self-reported both violent and non-violent crime, while 58.7% of non-violent offenders reported only non-violent crime. For violent and non-violent offenders, the onset of delinquency was inversely related to the frequency of self-reported delinquency. Using ordinary least-squares (OLS) regression analyses, self-anticipated violent reoffending risk was predicted by age of onset, frequency of self-reported delinquency, social bond (inversely), and impulsivity, while non-violent reoffending risk was predicted by the number of prior convictions and self-reported delinquency. Only two psychological correlates, social bond and impulsivity, were related to violent delinquency; interventions are suggested. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/159852
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.468
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dc.contributor.authorChan, HCOen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChui, WHen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-16T05:58:19Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-16T05:58:19Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBehavioral Sciences And The Law, 2012, v. 30 n. 2, p. 103-120en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0735-3936en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/159852-
dc.description.abstractThere is little known about Hong Kong juvenile offenders on probation. The purpose of this study was to compare Hong Kong juvenile violent with non-violent probationers on static demographic and psychological variables. The study comprised 109 male juvenile probationers aged 14-20years (M=16.97, SD=1.44) in community transitional housing; 34 were adjudicated for violent offenses, while 75 were non-violent. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Social Bonding Scale-Theft (SBS-T), Social Bonding Scale-Violent Crime (SBS-VC), Positive and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS), Impulsiveness Scale-Short Form (IS-SF) and CRIME-PICS II were administered to measure self-esteem, life satisfaction, social bond, positive and negative affect, impulsivity, pro-offending attitudes, and self-perceived life problems. Data on onset age of delinquent behavior, age of first adjudication, number of prior adjudications, and frequency of self-reported delinquency in the past year were also collected. t-tests were consistent with significant differences for violent offenders including higher self-esteem (p<0.05). Non-violent offenders self-reported significantly more theft (p<0.05) with a tendency to deny victim hurt more often (p<0.01); 76.5% of violent offenders self-reported both violent and non-violent crime, while 58.7% of non-violent offenders reported only non-violent crime. For violent and non-violent offenders, the onset of delinquency was inversely related to the frequency of self-reported delinquency. Using ordinary least-squares (OLS) regression analyses, self-anticipated violent reoffending risk was predicted by age of onset, frequency of self-reported delinquency, social bond (inversely), and impulsivity, while non-violent reoffending risk was predicted by the number of prior convictions and self-reported delinquency. Only two psychological correlates, social bond and impulsivity, were related to violent delinquency; interventions are suggested. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/3512en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBehavioral Sciences and the Lawen_HK
dc.rightsBehavioral Sciences and the Law. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons.en_US
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dc.titlePsychological Correlates of Violent and Non-violent Hong Kong Juvenile Probationersen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailChui, WH: ericchui@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityChui, WH=rp00854en_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/bsl.2003en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume30en_HK
dc.identifier.issue2en_HK
dc.identifier.spage103en_HK
dc.identifier.epage120en_HK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000302705400003-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridChan, HCO=55013834600en_HK
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