A Follow-up of Female Delinquents: Maternal Contributions to the Perpetuation of Deviance

Lewis, Dorothy Otnow; Yeager, Catherine A.; Cobham-Portorreal, Celeste S.; Klein, Nigel; Showalter, C. R.; Anthony, Adelle

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“…In addition, study girls experienced trauma due to high rates of family chaos: witnessing of domestic violence (79%), parental incarceration of at least one parent (64%), and high rates of parental transitions (M = 16.96,SD = 7.38). This is in line with previous research showing that the families of girls with conduct problems often experience high levels of chaos (Brown et al, 1999;Calhoun, Jurgens, & Chen, 1993;Eme, 1992;Henggeler, Edwards, & Borduin, 1987;Lewis et al, 1991;Leve & Chamberlain, 2005) and highlights the nature and frequency of family-related disruption and discord experienced by girls in the juvenile justice system. Given this high level of trauma, it was not surprising that 16% of the sample met full criteria for PTSD and that 46% of the sample met partial criteria for PTSD.…”

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“…Given that the average age of the girls in this study was 15 years, the risk for these girls to contract sexually transmitted infections and to experience early pregnancy appears to be very high. In this respect, our results build on previous research suggesting that girls with conduct problems are at high risk for cascading negative outcomes, including teenage parenthood, choosing antisocial partners, domestic violence, school drop out, financial difficulty, and involvement in the child welfare system (Cairns, Cairns, & Neckerman, 1989;Furstenberg, Brooks-Gunn, & Morgan, 1987;Giordano, Millhollin, Cernkovich, Pugh, & Rudolph, 1999;Lewis et al, 1991;Zoccolillo et al, 1997).…”

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Adolescent Girls’ Offending and Health-Risking Sexual Behavior: The Predictive Role of Trauma

2006

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Several studies have highlighted high levels of risk for girls who have been exposed to traumatic experiences, but little is known about the exact relationship between traumatic experiences and problems with delinquency and health-risking sexual behavior (e.g., precipitory and/or exacerbatory roles). However, numerous short-and long-term detrimental effects have been linked to trauma, delinquency, and health-risking sexual behavior. The utility of diagnostic and experiential trauma measures in predicting the greatest risk for poor outcomes for delinquent girls was examined in this study. Results indicate that the experiential measures of trauma (cumulative and composite trauma scores) significantly predicted adolescent offending and adolescent health-risking sexual behavior, whereas the diagnostic measures of trauma (full and partial diagnostic criteria) did not. Adolescent Girls' Offending and Health-Risking Sexual Behavior: The Predictive Role of TraumaExposure to a traumatic event can result in significant psychological disturbance. Common symptoms include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other anxiety disorders, depressive symptoms, and a variety of behavioral problems (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1998). Furthermore, untreated PTSD symptoms and trauma experiences have been associated with numerous debilitating outcomes (Mullen, Martin, Anderson, Romans, & Herbison, 1996;Neumann, Houskamp, Pollock, & Briere, 1996). Youths meeting full or partial criteria for PTSD are significantly more likely to experience serious behavioral, emotional, and health-related problems (Giaconia et al., 1995) and, when not effectively treated, tend to be at risk for experiencing similar or exacerbated problems in adulthood (Briere & Runtz, 1993;Browne & Finkelhor, 1986;Goodwin, 1988;Kendall-Tackett, Williams, & Finkelhor, 1993;Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995;Kolko, 1996;Lindberg & Distad, 1985;Roesler & McKenzie, 1994;Rowan & Foy, 1993). Therefore, developing strategies for early, accurate identification of those at high risk is crucial.Research has identified a link between early childhood trauma and high rates of health-risking sexual behavior, conduct problems, and criminal offending in adolescence (Brener, McMahon,

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2006

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“…It is noteworthy that antisocial and conduct disorders in women have been associated with a high risk of having been involved in mutually violent relationships (Bardone et al, 1996;Lewis et al, 1991). Interestingly, in a study with a sample of men in treatment for intimate partner violence it was reported that 40% had partners who initiated the violence (Gondolf, 1996).…”

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Long-term programming of enhanced aggression by peripuberty stress in female rats

Cordero

Ansermet

Sandi

2013

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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Summary Human literature has linked adverse early life experiences with an increased risk to develop violent behaviors in both boys and girls. We have previously shown that male rats submitted to stress during the peripuberty period display as adults abnormal aggressive behavior against both male intruders and female partners. In the present study, we examined whether the same stress protocol would affect the development of aggressive behaviors in female rats. We evaluated the behavior of these peripuberty stressed female rats when confronted, at adulthood, with either female or male intruders, and during their cohabitation with male partners. Given that estrus cycle influences mood and aggressive behaviors, female aggressive behavior was assessed at different estrus cycle phases: estrus and diestrus, and during pregnancy and lactancy. Additionally, we evaluated postpartum plasma levels of vasopressin, oxytocin and corticosterone, hormones associated with aggression and the regulation of social behavior. Compared to control females, females submitted to stressful events during puberty exhibited higher and more sustained rates of aggression during adulthood independently on the estrus cycle or the sex of the intruder, and they had higher levels of plasma vasopressin. Significant correlations between plasma levels of vasopressin and corticosterone and aggressive behavior were also found. Strikingly, our results showed opposite intragroup correlations suggesting a different role of these hormones on aggression depending on life experiences. We provide here an animal model, devoid of cultural influences strongly supporting a role for biological factors in the development of aggressive behaviors following exposure to stressful events at puberty in females. #

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“…Several studies have documented the high rates of victimization among female juvenile offenders (Chesney-Lind & Sheldon, 1998;Corrado, Odgers, & Cohen, 2000;Fergusson & Woodward, 2000;Lederman & Brown, 2000;Lewis, Yeager, Cobham-Portorreal, & Klein, 1991;Viale-Val & Sylvester, 1993). Some research estimates that as many as 90% of these young women have experienced some form of abuse, with reported rates as high as 83% for sexual abuse (for a review see Odgers & Reppucci, 2002).…”

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Nipping psychopathy in the bud: an examination of the convergent, predictive, and theoretical utility of the PCL‐YV among adolescent girls

Odgers

Reppucci

Moretti

2005

Behavioral Sci & The Law

104

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Over the last decade rates of violence among adolescent girls have increased. Within high-risk contexts, urgent calls for assessment options have resulted in the extension of adult and male-based instruments to adolescent females in spite of the absence of strong empirical support. The current study evaluates the downward extension of psychopathy within a population of female juvenile offenders (N ¼ 125). The convergent and predictive validity of the Psychopathy Checklist-Youth Version (PCL-YV) were evaluated within a structural equation modeling (SEM) framework. Results indicated that while a specific component of psychopathy, deficient affective experience, was related to aggression, the effect was negated once victimization experiences were entered into the models. In addition, PCL-YV scores were not predictive of future offending, while victimization experiences significantly increased the odds of re-offending. Implications for research, policy, and clinical practice are discussed.

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A Follow-up of Female Delinquents: Maternal Contributions to the Perpetuation of Deviance

Cited by 99 publications

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Adolescent Girls’ Offending and Health-Risking Sexual Behavior: The Predictive Role of Trauma

Adolescent Girls’ Offending and Health-Risking Sexual Behavior: The Predictive Role of Trauma

Long-term programming of enhanced aggression by peripuberty stress in female rats

Nipping psychopathy in the bud: an examination of the convergent, predictive, and theoretical utility of the PCL‐YV among adolescent girls

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