Megreya Ahmed M
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt; Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar.
J Forensic Sci. 2015 Jan;60(1):84-8. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12625. Epub 2014 Nov 14.
A large body of research links criminality to cognitive intelligence and personality traits. This study examined the link between emotional intelligence (EI) and criminal behavior. One hundred Egyptian adult male offenders who have been sentenced for theft, drug dealing or murder and 100 nonoffenders were administered the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i). The offenders had lower levels of EI than the nonoffenders. In addition, EI varied as a function of the types of offenses. Namely, it decreased in magnitude with crime severity (lowest for murder, higher for drug dealing, and highest for theft). These results converged with the direct/ indirect aggression theory suggesting that indirect aggression requires more social intelligence than physical aggression. Forensic intervention programs should therefore include EI training, especially when violence is involved.
大量研究将犯罪行为与认知智力和人格特质联系起来。本研究考察了情商（EI）与犯罪行为之间的联系。对100名因盗窃、毒品交易或谋杀罪被判刑的埃及成年男性罪犯和100名非罪犯进行了巴昂情商量表（EQ-i）测试。罪犯的情商水平低于非罪犯。此外，情商因犯罪类型而异。具体而言，它随着犯罪严重程度的增加而降低（谋杀罪最低，毒品交易罪较高，盗窃罪最高）。这些结果与直接/间接攻击理论一致，表明间接攻击比身体攻击需要更多的社会智力。因此，法医干预项目应包括情商训练，尤其是在涉及暴力的情况下。
