University of Algarve (UAlg), Faro, Portugal.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2013 Jan-Feb;36(1):18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.11.003. Epub 2012 Dec 5.
The objective of the present study was to compare incarcerated male and female juvenile offenders regarding psychopathic traits, behavior problems, psychopathy taxon, conduct disorder, self-reported delinquent behavior, and crime seriousness. Within a total forensic sample of 261 detainee participants, subdivided in a male group (n=217) and a female group (n=44), statistically significant differences were found. Female juvenile offenders show less callous-unemotional traits, more emotional symptoms, more prosocial behaviors, less self-reported delinquent behavior, and lower crime seriousness. Conduct disorder prevalence was very high, but no statistically significant gender differences were found. The predictive importance of psychopathic traits, behavior problems, psychopathy taxon, and conduct disorder for the prediction of group membership (female versus male) was established by binary logistic regression.
本研究的目的是比较男性和女性未成年罪犯在精神病态特征、行为问题、精神病态分类、品行障碍、自我报告的犯罪行为和犯罪严重程度方面的差异。在一个由 261 名被拘留者参与者组成的全法医样本中，分为男性组（n=217）和女性组（n=44），发现了统计学上的显著差异。女性未成年罪犯表现出较少的冷酷无情特征，更多的情绪症状，更多的亲社会行为，较少的自我报告的犯罪行为，以及较低的犯罪严重程度。品行障碍的患病率非常高，但没有发现统计学上的显著性别差异。通过二元逻辑回归确定了精神病态特征、行为问题、精神病态分类和品行障碍对预测群体成员（女性与男性）的重要性。
