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Testing the ICAP theory: does sex affect relations between antisocial attitudes and juvenile delinquency?
| Resumo: | For the past decades' crime has been seen as a “men’s game”, for this reason, most theories that explain delinquency have focused on male delinquency, bypassing the possibility that female delinquency might not be explained when using the same theoretical models. The Integrated Cognitive Antisocial Potential (ICAP) theory is a male-based theory that predicts the commission of delinquent behaviors using aggressive and antisystem attitudes. The present study aims to understand if the ICAP theory can successfully predict both female and male delinquency, as well as to determine if sex is a moderator in the relationship between antisocial attitudes and juvenile delinquency. Our sample (N=472) includes a community sample recruited from a school in the Center Region of Portugal and a forensic sample recruited from 4 Juvenile Detention Centers, 43.4% of the participants are female and 56.6% are male adolescents and young adults. Our variables were operationalized using self-report questionnaires to measure delinquent behavior (International Self-Report Delinquency 3) and antisocial attitudes (Antisocial Attitude Scale). Results showed that aggressive and antisystem attitudes successfully predict offending. Sex was found to be a moderator of the relationship between antisocial attitudes and delinquency. These findings suggest that adjustments should be made to the ICAP theory. |
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| Autores principais: | Jesus, Maria Beatriz Barata Santos Barreira de |
| Assunto: | Antisocial attitudes ICAP theory Juvenile delinquency Sex Atitudes antissociais Delinquência juvenil Sexo Teoria de ICAP Ciências Sociais::Psicologia |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | For the past decades' crime has been seen as a “men’s game”, for this reason, most theories that explain delinquency have focused on male delinquency, bypassing the possibility that female delinquency might not be explained when using the same theoretical models. The Integrated Cognitive Antisocial Potential (ICAP) theory is a male-based theory that predicts the commission of delinquent behaviors using aggressive and antisystem attitudes. The present study aims to understand if the ICAP theory can successfully predict both female and male delinquency, as well as to determine if sex is a moderator in the relationship between antisocial attitudes and juvenile delinquency. Our sample (N=472) includes a community sample recruited from a school in the Center Region of Portugal and a forensic sample recruited from 4 Juvenile Detention Centers, 43.4% of the participants are female and 56.6% are male adolescents and young adults. Our variables were operationalized using self-report questionnaires to measure delinquent behavior (International Self-Report Delinquency 3) and antisocial attitudes (Antisocial Attitude Scale). Results showed that aggressive and antisystem attitudes successfully predict offending. Sex was found to be a moderator of the relationship between antisocial attitudes and delinquency. These findings suggest that adjustments should be made to the ICAP theory. |
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