Scripties

The present study analyzes the association between early victims of child-maltreatment and their coping strategies during a seven-week clinical observation in a forensic youth center. Analysis of the obtained data, by using the FPJ-list, is based on 179 male participants, between the ages of 12 and 25 years old, who have been observed in forensic […]

This thesis studies the relationship between three risk factors for criminality: substance use, low IQ and psychopathic traits in male adolescent delinquents of two Dutch juvenile justice centres. New insights in these relationships can bring information to improve treatments and reduce recidivism. There were 1230 participants between 12-25 years old, who were assessed with modules […]

Research has consistently shown that juvenile delinquent behavior is related to risk factors such as a lower IQ and the experience of stressful life events. The aim of this study was to investigate the role IQ plays in the relationship between stressful life events and the severity of delinquency among Dutch incarcerated male adolescents. In […]

In dit onderzoek zijn de psychometrische eigenschappen van de Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) bij vier etnische groepen in justitiële jeugdinrichtingen onderzocht, te weten autochtoon Nederlandse jongeren (n=97) en jongeren van Marokkaanse (n=118), Turkse (n=32) en Surinaamse (n=56) afkomst. De betrouwbaarheidsanalyse wijst uit dat de interne consistenties voor de vier groepen variëren van laag tot […]

In the present study, the short 18-item version of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI-S) was used to examine whether adolescent males (n = 376, age 12–18) in a Dutch forensic setting could be differentiated based on psychopathic-like trait-profiles into a relatively normal group, an impulsive non-psychopathic-like group and a psychopathic-like group as proposed by […]

Objective: This master thesis aimed to study neuropsychological functioning and psychopathic traits among delinquent adolescents within a Juvenile Justice Institution (JJI) in the Netherlands. The research question ‘In what way is neuropsychological functioning related to psychopathic traits among delinquent adolescents?’ was explored through three hypotheses; delinquent adolescents with higher Verbal IQ and Verbal Comprehension Index […]