Hasking Penelope A
Department of Psychology, Monash University, 900 Dandenong Rd, Caulfield East, VIC 3145, Australia.
J Adolesc. 2007 Oct;30(5):739-49. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.11.006. Epub 2006 Dec 18.
Since 1964, the relationship between personality and criminal behaviour has been extensively studied. However, studies, which have examined the Eysenckian dimensions of extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism have produced mixed results. Gray's [Gray, J. A. (1970). The psychophysiological basis of introversion-extroversion. Behavior Research and Therapy, 8, 249-266] Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory provides an alternative conceptualisation of the role of personality in criminal behaviour, and has generally produced more consistent findings. This study aimed to examine the relationship between reinforcement sensitivity and delinquent behaviour in a sample of 259 adolescents, and to examine the role that coping strategies play in this relationship. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that use of problem solving mediated the relationship between reward sensitivity and delinquent behaviour, while use of non-productive coping strategies moderated the relationship between BAS drive and delinquency. Consequently, it was suggested that coping skills training could be an effective early intervention for delinquent behaviour.
自1964年以来，个性与犯罪行为之间的关系一直受到广泛研究。然而，那些考察外向性、神经质和精神质等艾森克维度的研究结果却参差不齐。格雷的[格雷，J. A.（1970年）。内向-外向性的心理生理基础。《行为研究与治疗》，8，249 - 266]强化敏感性理论为个性在犯罪行为中的作用提供了另一种概念化解释，并且总体上产生了更为一致的研究结果。本研究旨在考察259名青少年样本中强化敏感性与犯罪行为之间的关系，并考察应对策略在这种关系中所起的作用。分层回归分析表明，问题解决策略的使用在奖励敏感性与犯罪行为之间起中介作用，而非建设性应对策略的使用则调节了行为激活系统驱力与犯罪之间的关系。因此，有人提出应对技能训练可能是预防犯罪行为的一种有效早期干预措施。
