Distinguishing Male Juvenile Offenders through Personality Traits, Coping Strategies, Feelings of Guilt and Level of Anger

摘要: On the basis of a comparative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, our aim was to determine differential traits adolescent offenders with respect personality traits, feelings guilt, level anger, and coping strategies. 128 residents Barcelona (86 high school students 42 young inmates aged between 16 18 years) replied variety questionnaires (SC-35, EPQ-R, STAXI, ACS). Significant differences two groups were found. Young present higher levels guilt feelings, neuroticism, psychoticism, trait anger. They also tend repress their anger or, on contrary, express it verbally physically use passive or avoidance Education psychological therapy focussed may contribute reduce recidivism.