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Violent crime, sociopathy and love deprivation among adolescent delinquents
Anthony Walsh,J A Beyer +1 more
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Only love deprivation was found to be significantly related to P greater than V scores in the path model, thus offering some support to the assertions of some authors that early emotional stresses affect subsequent autonomic nervous system function.Abstract:
Ever since Wechsler observed that the adolescent sociopath characteristically scored higher on the performance section of the Wechsler IQ scale relative to the verbal section, psychologists have been debating its meaning. This study examines the relationships between P-V discrepancy scores, love deprivation, and juvenile delinquency among a sample of juvenile probationers. P greater than V scores were significantly related to love deprivation and violent crimes. It was determined that much of the explanatory power of P greater than V with regard to violent delinquent behavior was mediated by love deprivation. We also found that P greater than V scores could not be explained away by social class, low verbal scores, or lower full-scale scores. Only love deprivation was found to be significantly related to P greater than V scores in our path model, thus offering some support to the assertions of some authors that early emotional stresses affect subsequent autonomic nervous system function.read more
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