The development of offending and antisocial behavior from childhood: key findings from the Cambridge study in delinquent development

Article Abstract:

A study conducted on 411 South London males in the age group of 8 to 32 by the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development revealed that the types of acts leading to convictions belong to a larger syndrome of antisocial behavior. Childhood predictors of criminality included antisocial behavior, impulsivity, family criminality, low intelligence, poor parental child-rearing and poverty. Factors found to help people desist from offending included a job, marriage and moving away from London. The study showed to what extent delinquency could be predicted with children and the influence of various life events on the development of a criminal career.

Study and teaching, Behavior disorders in children, Childhood mental disorders, Transcript, Antisocial behavior

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Moral competence and character strengths among adolescents: The development and validation of the Values in Action Inventory of strengths for youth

Article Abstract:

The data from several samples bearing on the internal consistency, stability and validity of the Values in Action Inventory for Youth (VIA-Youth) are described along with the prevalence and demographic correlates of the character strengths it measures. Exploratory factor analysis reveals an interpretable four-factor structure of the VIA-Youth subscales, that is, temperance strengths, intellectual strengths, theological strengths and other-directed strengths.

Morality, Positive psychology

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Development and validation of the Basic Empathy Scale

Article Abstract:

A study describes the development of a new measure of affective and cognitive empathy, called the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) that was administered to 363 adolescents aged about 15 years. Results indicate the BES is a valid tool by which to measure empathy as the validation exercise carried out demonstrated that it has sufficient construct validity, as well as convergent and divergent validity.

Empathy, Cognition in children, Cognitive development

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