Social Problem‐Solving Programs for Preventing Antisocial Behavior in Children and Youth

Lösel, Friedrich; Beelmann, Andreas

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“…Third, treatment evaluations suggest that interventions with a focus on thinking patterns and self-regulation are relatively successful in offender rehabilitation (e.g., Lösel, 1995;McGuire, 2002). Finally, programs that address social cognitions and skills seem to be relatively promising in individual-centered approaches to prevention (e.g., Lösel & Beelmann, 2003, 2005.…”

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Social Information Processing, Experiences of Aggression in Social Contexts, and Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents

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Bliesener

Bender

2007

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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This study examines social information processing and experiences of aggression in social contexts as predictors of different forms of aggressive behavior. A sample of 102 boys (aggressive, average, competent, and victimized students) was investigated with a prospective design in Grade 7/8 and again in Grade 9/10. Results show an aggressive-impulsive response repertoire strongly predicted self-reported and teacher-reported physical aggression, verbal aggression, violent offenses, general aggression, and other forms of delinquency. Positive evaluations of aggressive responses showed a weaker effect, and attributions of hostility and aggressive/egocentric goal setting had no impact. Perceived aggression in the family, in the peer group, in media consumption, and (less consistently) at school predicted verbal aggression as well as physical aggression and violent offenses. Multivariate analyses revealed both mediating and independent effects of social information processing and experiences of aggression in social contexts. Results are discussed from methodological and theoretical perspectives.

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“…Finally, programs that address social cognitions and skills seem to be relatively promising in individual-centered approaches to prevention (e.g., Lösel & Beelmann, 2003, 2005.…”

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Social Information Processing, Experiences of Aggression in Social Contexts, and Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents

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Bliesener

Bender

2007

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Alexander et al (2002) offered an example, noting that individuals with weaker inhibitory control appear to have difficulty in suppressing their own immediate responses long enough to search in their memory for a more considered response to a given situation. The ability to consider situations from a number of different perspectives to resolve issues and solve problems is a key factor in avoiding offending behaviours (Lösel and Beelmamm, 2005).…”

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Executive functioning as a predictive measure of offending behaviour

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Betts

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JCP

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Tel: +44 1332 592608 2 AbstractPurpose -Prosociality is considered important in the study of offenders and associated cognitive skills: theory of mind, empathic understanding and moral reasoning, are said to enable self-control and reduce the risk of offending behaviours. Previous research has made associations between these skills and executive functioning; however, research into a link between them, in an offending population, is limited. The paper aims to discuss this issue.Design/methodology/approach -To further understand the practicalities of this, the present study considered the predictive abilities of the constructs believed to underpin executive functioning: working memory, cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control, in relation to theory of mind, empathic understanding and moral reasoning. In total, 200 male and female offenders completed measures in all six constructs.Findings -Using path analysis working memory was demonstrated to be predictive of theory of mind and empathic understanding, cognitive flexibility was found to be predictive of theory of mind, and inhibitory control was found to be predictive of theory of mind, empathic understanding and moral reasoning.Research limitations/implications -The study focussed on offenders serving a custodial sentence of six months or less and did not differentiate between crime categories or take into consideration the socio-environmental backgrounds or ethnicity. Therefore, considering these things could further establish the generalisability of the current findings. It is noted that the more focussed the intervention is to the specific needs of an offender, the greater the impact will be. Therefore, pre-screening tests for the constructs discussed may be able to more accurately assess an offenders' suitability for a programme, or indeed tailor it to meet the specific needs of that person.Practical implications -These findings may enable practitioners to more accurately assess offenders' suitability for interventions aimed at reducing offending behaviours by improving 3 levels of prosociality and develop more focussed programmes to meet the specific needs of individual offenders to reduce re-offending. Social implications -As recommended in the study, a more tailored approach to offender rehabilitation may be a potential aid to reducing levels of recidivism.Originality/value -The present study adds to the literature as it is the first to consider whether the constructs of executive functioning can predict levels of theory of mind, empathic understanding and moral reasoning and so provide a more accurate method in assessing the cognitive abilities of offenders prior to participation in rehabilitative interventions.

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“…As in offender treatment, there is still some inconsistency in the outcomes of the most promising prevention programmes (for example, Bilukha et al . 2005; Farrington and Welsh 2007; Littell 2006; Lösel and Beelmann 2005).…”

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COUNTERBLAST: The Prison Overcrowding Crisis and Some Constructive Perspectives for Crime Policy

Lösel

2007

The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice

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Social Problem‐Solving Programs for Preventing Antisocial Behavior in Children and Youth

Cited by 12 publications

References 70 publications

Social Information Processing, Experiences of Aggression in Social Contexts, and Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents

Social Information Processing, Experiences of Aggression in Social Contexts, and Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents

Executive functioning as a predictive measure of offending behaviour

COUNTERBLAST: The Prison Overcrowding Crisis and Some Constructive Perspectives for Crime Policy

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