Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
University of Alabama.
Law Hum Behav. 2009 Dec;33(6):455-469. doi: 10.1007/s10979-008-9160-x. Epub 2008 Dec 30.
This study examined the role of cognitive control in explaining the psychosocial maturity of adolescent (n = 43) and young adult male (n = 40) offenders. We separated psychosocial maturity into prosocial and criminal components, which were statistically unrelated and were explained by different variables. Individuals with higher levels of prosocial maturity were older, had better proactive cognitive control, and had better short-term memory than those with lower levels of prosocial maturity. Individuals with higher levels of criminal maturity were older and had better reactive cognitive control than those with lower levels of criminal maturity. We discuss the implications of these findings with regard to juvenile justice policy and practice.
本研究考察了认知控制在解释青少年（n=43）和年轻成年男性（n=40）罪犯的心理社会成熟度中的作用。我们将心理社会成熟度分为亲社会和犯罪两个成分，这两个成分在统计学上是无关的，由不同的变量来解释。亲社会成熟度较高的个体比亲社会成熟度较低的个体年龄更大，具有更好的主动性认知控制，以及更好的短期记忆。犯罪成熟度较高的个体比犯罪成熟度较低的个体年龄更大，具有更好的反应性认知控制。我们将这些发现与青少年司法政策和实践联系起来进行了讨论。
