Social competence and sociomoral reasoning in young offenders

Palmer, Emma J.; Hollin, Clive R.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199902)13:1<79::aid-acp613>3.0.co;2-q

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“…Sub-populations of at-risk young people are not mutually exclusive; those with learning disabilities and/or a history of conduct disorder are, for example, more likely to sustain brain injuries in motor vehicle accidents (Haas et al, 1987), as are young people who abuse alcohol and other drugs (Tarter et al, 1995). A number of studies have suggested a significant association between juvenile offending and poor social skills/poor socio-moral reasoning (Palmer & Hollin, 1999). Further, some preliminary research has suggested an association between juvenile delinquency and poor language abilities (Davis et al, 1991;Putnins, 1999;Humber & Snow, 2001).…”

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What's the story? An exploration of narrative language abilities in male juvenile offenders

Snow

Powell

2005

Psychology, Crime & Law

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This paper is concerned with the narrative language (story telling) abilities of a group of juvenile offenders completing community-based court orders in Melbourne, Australia. A convenience sample of 30 male young offenders was compared with 50 male non-offenders attending government high schools in the same region of Melbourne. Participants provided an audiotaped description of a sixframe cartoon (the ''Flowerpot Incident''). Samples were transcribed and subjected to story grammar analysis, to examine differences between groups regarding both structural and qualitative adequacy. Young offenders produced narratives which were significantly poorer than those of controls with respect to the presence and adequacy of the seven story grammar elements described by Stein and Glenn (In R. O. Freedle (Ed.), New Directions in Discourse Processing (pp. 53 Á/120) 1979). Findings are discussed in relation to implications for investigative and evidentiary interviewing.

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What's the story? An exploration of narrative language abilities in male juvenile offenders

Snow

Powell

2005

Psychology, Crime & Law

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“…When social skills do not develop appropriately, the consequences can range from mild functional impairments to externalized behaviours such as aggression or relational difficulties leading to conflict with peers or adults (Contreras & Cano, 2016 ; Farmer & Bierman, 2002 ). Suboptimal social competence and poor social skills are also risk factors for peer rejection (Newcomb et al, 1993 ), social anxiety (Chen et al, 2020 ), and engagement in maladaptive behaviours (Palmer & Hollin, 1999 ; Stevenson & Goodman, 2001 ). In turn, children who tend to be more rejected or socially isolated have poorer physical and psychological health (Lacey et al, 2014 ; Lee et al, 2010 ).…”

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Children's perspectives on friendships and socialization during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative approach

Larivière‐Bastien

Aubuchon

Blondin

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Background Good quality friendships and relationships are critical to the development of social competence and are associated with quality of life and mental health in childhood and adolescence. Through social distancing and isolation restrictions, the COVID‐19 pandemic has had an impact on the way in which youth socialize and communicate with friends, peers, teachers and family on a daily basis. In order to understand children's social functioning during the pandemic, it is essential to gather information on their experiences and perceptions concerning the social changes unique to this period. The objective of this study was to document children and adolescents' perspectives regarding their social life and friendships during the COVID‐19 pandemic, through qualitative interviews. Methods Participants ( N = 67, 5–14 years) were recruited in May and June 2020. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted via a videoconferencing platform. A thematic qualitative analysis was conducted based on the transcribed and coded interviews (NVivo). Results The upheavals related to the pandemic provoked reflection among the participants according to three main themes, each of which included sub‐themes: (1) the irreplaceable nature of friendship, (2) the unsuspected benefits of school for socialization and (3) the limits and possibilities of virtual socialization. Conclusions The collection of rich, qualitative information on the perspectives of children and adolescents provides a deeper understanding of the consequences of the pandemic on their socialization and psychological health and contributes to our fundamental understanding of social competence in childhood.

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“…Goldstein, Glick, and Gibbs (1998) considered aggressive behaviour to be associated with problem behaviours, such as inadequate emotional control, a limited range of social skills, and a combination of antisocial norms and values, and empirical evidence has been found to support this supposition. Compared with non-aggressive people, aggressive people have dysfunctions in perception (Akhtar & Bradley, 1991), attention (Lochman, White, & Wayland, 1991), attribution (Dodge, Price, Bachorowski, & Newman, 1990), cognition (Lochman & Dodge, 1994), emotion (Zamble & Quinsey, 1997), social competence (Hollin, 1990), and awareness of current norms and values (Nelson, Smith, & Dodd, 1990;Palmer & Hollin, 1999).…”

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Aggression Control Therapy for violent forensic psychiatric patients: First results

Hornsveld

Nijman

Kraaimaat

2008

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Aggression Control Therapy (ACT), a treatment programme developed in the Netherlands for violent forensic psychiatric patients with a conduct disorder or antisocial personality disorder, was investigated in two studies. In the first study, the personality traits and problem behaviours of these patients and a normative Dutch population were compared, and then the traits and behaviours of patients who completed the ACT were compared with those who dropped out. In the second study, the ACT was evaluated by comparing pre-treatment, post-treatment, and follow-up data. Two control conditions were added: a waiting-list period for outpatients and a control group for inpatients. The patients who received ACT were psychologically unstable, egoistic, and prone to anger. They reported little social anxiety when exhibiting limit-setting behaviour (e.g. giving criticism) but tended to avoid approaching behaviour (e.g. giving a compliment). Results suggested that ACT diminished aggressive behaviour but did not change socially competent behaviour. The limitations of the two studies are mentioned and suggestions for further research into the effects of ACT are presented.

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Social competence and sociomoral reasoning in young offenders

Cited by 25 publications

References 36 publications

What's the story? An exploration of narrative language abilities in male juvenile offenders

What's the story? An exploration of narrative language abilities in male juvenile offenders

Children's perspectives on friendships and socialization during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative approach

Aggression Control Therapy for violent forensic psychiatric patients: First results

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