Preliminary validity and reliability evidence of the Brief Antisocial Behavior Scale (B-ABS) in young adults from four countries

Mezquita, Laura; Bravo, Adrian J.; Pilatti, Angelina; Ortet, Generós; Ibáñez, Manuel I.; Team, Cross-Cultural Addictions Study

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247528

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“…First, a relatively high percentage of students endorsed moderate to severe symptoms of depression or anxiety [ 1 , 3 , 57 ]. At a descriptive level, the percentage of students reporting symptoms of depression (45.1%) is larger than the percentage of students reporting symptoms of anxiety (25.9%; [ 5 , 8 , 58 ]). These figures are higher than those from previous research, which also focused on Argentinian college students [ 8 ].…”

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Association between personality traits and symptoms of depression and anxiety via emotional regulation and distress tolerance

Aguirre,

Michelini,

Bravo

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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The Big Five personality traits have shown associations with symptoms of depression and anxiety among college students, but it is unclear which factors mediate these relationships. Past research suggests that psychological distress is closely related to difficulties in affect regulation (e.g., low distress tolerance). Therefore, the present study examined the associations between personality traits and depression and anxiety via emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Participants were 694 (81.4% females; Mean age = 23.12 [SD 2.75]) Argentinian college students who completed an online survey examining mental health and personality variables. A sizeable percentage of students endorsed moderate to severe symptoms of depression (45.1%) or anxiety (25.9%). Utilizing path analyses, we found that appraisal, a dimension of distress tolerance, atemporally mediated the association between emotional stability and symptoms of depression/anxiety (i.e., higher levels of emotional stability → higher appraisal distress tolerance → fewer symptoms of depression/anxiety). Further, expressive suppression (a dimension of emotion regulation) significantly mediated the associations between personality traits (i.e., agreeableness and extraversion) and symptoms of depression (higher levels of agreeableness/extraversion → lower use of expressive suppression → fewer symptoms of depression). Taken together, the results suggest that higher levels of emotional stability, extraversion and agreeableness could protect students from the development of symptoms of depression/anxiety via lower maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and higher distress tolerance (particularly appraisal). These findings highlight the relevance of intervention strategies specifically tailored to improve distress tolerance and emotion regulation for those students undergoing mental health problems.

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Association between personality traits and symptoms of depression and anxiety via emotional regulation and distress tolerance

Aguirre,

Michelini,

Bravo

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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“…To understand, measure, and prevent risky behaviors, various tools have been proposed (Frick & Hare, 2001;Mezquita et al, 2021;Seisdedos-Cubero, 1995;Shapland, 1978). For this survey, the following instrument was used:…”

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Antisocial and Criminal Behaviors of Secondary School Students from the city of Chihuahua in Northern Mexico and Associated Risk Factors

Monárrez-Espino,

León-Ramírez,

Vázquez-Ríos

et al. 2022

Accion psicol.

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Background: Since the school is a key setting during adolescence, it is crucial to detect deviant social behaviors of individuals in this environment to target corrective measures. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of antisocial and criminal behaviors of secondary school students in the city of Chihuahua, northern Mexico, and to explore associated factors. Methods: Cross-sectional survey with adolescents aged 13-16 years, randomly selected from public and private schools. The Mexican version of the validated antisocial and criminal behaviors questionnaire was applied to 430 students from 41 schools. Proportions and mean scores were computed. Results were stratified by individual and school characteristics. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the probability of reporting at least one criminal behavior. Results: Eating when not allowed (67.5%) and arriving late to school (51.7%) were the most frequent antisocial behaviors, while spending money gambling (17.2%) and damaging objects or property in public spaces (15.5%) were the most frequent criminal behaviors. Men had a higher criminal mean score (1.35 vs. 0.89; p<0.05), and 9th graders had higher mean than 7th and 8th graders for antisocial (7.05 vs. 5.39 and 4.97; p<0.05) and criminal (1.44 vs. 0.98 and 0.94; p<0.05) behaviors. Public schools had a lower antisocial mean than the private (5.52 vs. 6.61; p<0.05). High-income private schools had the highest mean for antisocial behavior (7.44), followed by tele-secondaries (7.06); for criminal behavior, public technical (1.71) and tele-secondaries (2.31) had the highest means. The schools’ lowest academic performance was associated with lower means, especially for criminal behavior. Male sex, higher school grade, low school performance, having failed a year, reporting family problems, and performing specific free-time activities (e.g., hanging out with friends) were associated with a higher adjusted odds ratios of reporting at least one criminal behavior. Conclusion: The most frequent behaviors were quantified, and specific risk groups and factors were identified in order to design and implement preventive programs

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Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents: An Investigation into Associations with Bullying Victimization, Moral Disengagement, Sleep Quality, and Family Relationship

Wang,

Li,

Xie

2024

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Preliminary validity and reliability evidence of the Brief Antisocial Behavior Scale (B-ABS) in young adults from four countries

Cited by 6 publications

References 54 publications

Association between personality traits and symptoms of depression and anxiety via emotional regulation and distress tolerance

Association between personality traits and symptoms of depression and anxiety via emotional regulation and distress tolerance

Antisocial and Criminal Behaviors of Secondary School Students from the city of Chihuahua in Northern Mexico and Associated Risk Factors

Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents: An Investigation into Associations with Bullying Victimization, Moral Disengagement, Sleep Quality, and Family Relationship

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