Facial expressions of emotion and psychopathology in adolescent boys

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A study of teenage boys was conducted to test relations between emotions and psychological adjustment. The subjects, 70 adolescent boys, were divided into internalizing, externalizing, nondisordered and mixed types. Adolescents with externalizing problems show greater facial expression of anger, while nondisordered subjects display more socio-moral emotions (embarrassments). Fear was associated with internalizing adolescents. The implications for studying constructs related to impulse regulation and antisocial behavior are discussed.

Teenage boys, Adolescent psychopathology, Facial expression, Emotions in children, Childhood emotions

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On the relation between IQ, impulsivity, and delinquency: remarks on the Lynam, Moffitt, and Stouthamer-Loeber (1993) interpretation

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The finding that low IQ has a causal relationship with delinquency is not conclusive. On the contrary, analysis of the study being evaluated reveals that IQ scores are not closely related to neurological functioning and that the relationship between IQ and delinquency can be explained by impulsivity. Hence, the conclusion that delinquency can be traced to 'executive disfunction' lacks strong support.

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Delinquency and impulsivity and IQ: a reply to Block (1995)

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Many of the criticisms to the study on the relationship between IQ and delinquency can be attributed to a misunderstanding of the path analysis employed and a bias towards impulsivity and against IQ as an explanation for delinquency. Contrary to the interpretation put forward in the critique of the study, no evidence was obtained to confirm the hypothesis that delinquency and IQ are related.

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