Wilson J J, Rojas N, Haapanen R, Duxbury E, Steiner H
Division on Substance Abuse, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Box 66, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2001 Summer;31(4):297-312. doi: 10.1023/a:1010234422719.
Studies of substance abuse among delinquents have shown mixed results on criminal recidivism. The present study evaluates personality traits associated with substance abuse and recidivism among delinquent boys, and prospectively determines the extent to which these factors are predictive of criminal recidivism. 134 incarcerated boys (x = 15.9 +/- 1.1) completed the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory and the Substance Abuse Screening Inventory. Youth were prospectively followed for up to 4.5 years following release. Among incarcerated delinquents, personality traits are predictive of a positive substance abuse screen and recidivism. A trend indicating a possible interaction between personality and treatment is observed. If these findings are replicated, personality traits may play a role in predicting substance abuse as well as individual delinquent responses to treatment.
对少年犯药物滥用的研究在刑事累犯问题上得出了喜忧参半的结果。本研究评估了与少年男性药物滥用及累犯相关的人格特质，并前瞻性地确定了这些因素在多大程度上可预测刑事累犯。134名被监禁男孩（平均年龄=15.9±1.1岁）完成了温伯格适应量表和药物滥用筛查量表。在这些青少年获释后对其进行了长达4.5年的前瞻性跟踪。在被监禁的少年犯中，人格特质可预测药物滥用筛查呈阳性及累犯情况。观察到一种表明人格与治疗之间可能存在相互作用的趋势。如果这些研究结果得到重复验证，人格特质可能在预测药物滥用以及个体对治疗的犯罪反应方面发挥作用。
