Criminal Behavior and Psychosocial Risk Factors in Brazilian Adolescent Offenders: An Exploratory Latent Class Analysis

Autor(es)

Galinari, Lais Sette ^[1] ; Bazon, Marina Rezende ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Psychol, Fac Philosophy Sci & Letters Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040900 Ribeirao Preto - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH; v. 18, n. 19 OCT 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Considering that adolescent offenders are quite a heterogeneous group in terms of behavioral and psychosocial variables, it is considered that a typological approach can assist in the systematization of these differences, aiming at a better understanding of the phenomenon and at clearer guidance in terms of interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the behavioral and psychosocial profiles of male adolescent offenders, based on empirical data collected in a Brazilian sociocultural context. The profiles were made with a sample of 400 adolescent offenders to perform an exploratory latent classes analysis. The instruments used in data collection were the Youth Behavior Questionnaire (Questionario de Comportamentos Juvenis, QCJ) and the Brazilian Jesness Inventory-Revised (Inventario Jesness-Revisado-Brasileiro, IJ-R-Br). The most appropriate model was that of four classes, with the profiles found indicating differences between the adolescent offenders both in relation to psychological functioning and criminal pattern, as well as the psychosocial risk/protective factors associated with each of the profiles. These findings, in addition to contributing to understanding the phenomenon, may help to reflect on the assessments required to assist in judicial decision-making processes and the customized proposal of psychosocial interventions.</p> (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/19381-5 - Prática de atos infracionais na adolescência: identificação de perfis comportamentais e psicossociais
• Beneficiário: Lais Sette Galinari
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado