The Relation Between Living Group Climate, Aggression, and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Delinquent Boys in Detention

EJE Heynen; GHP Van der Helm; MJ Cima; GJJM Stams; AM Korebrits

doi:10.1177/0306624X16630543

The Relation Between Living Group Climate, Aggression, and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Delinquent Boys in Detention

EJE Heynen, GHP Van der Helm, MJ Cima, GJJM Stams, AM Korebrits

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Aggression and callous-unemotional (CU) traits are common problems in incarcerated delinquent youth. The present study was conducted to examine whether living group climate was associated with aggression and CU traits in late adolescent male offenders (N = 156) in a German youth prison. A structural equation model was fitted to the data and showed associations between repression and reactive aggression and CU traits, but no associations between an open and supportive living group climate and aggression and CU traits. Previous research in Dutch youth prisons did not find a relation between repression and aggression, buta relation between a positive living group climate and less aggression. These different findings may reflect differences in the German and Dutch prison system. Implications for practice are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1701-1718
Number of pages	18
Journal	International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Volume	61
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X16630543
Publication status	Published - 2017
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