Typologies of Violence Exposure and Cognitive Processing in Incarcerated Male Adolescents

Perkins, Suzanne; Smith‐Darden, Joanne P.; Ametrano, Rebecca M.; Graham‐Bermann, Sandra A.

doi:10.1007/s10896-014-9600-y

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“…A national longitudinal survey of North American adolescents found that cognitive skills did not protect adolescent from committing severe aggression and violent acts in disadvanced conditions of poverty and community violence (Bellair and McNulty, 2010). Similarly, findings among incarcerated North American adolescents did not confirm the hypothesis that severe family violence would not be associated with mental health problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, and aggression) among detainees who show high cognitive processing skills (e.g., executivefunctioning, metacognition and behavioral regulation) (Perkins et al, 2014).…”

Section: Cognitive Skills and Mental Health In Stressmentioning

confidence: 93%

Emotional intelligence and cognitive skills protecting mental health from stress and violence among Ghanaian youth

Nyarko

Peltonen

Kangaslampi

et al. 2020

Heliyon

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This study investigates the protective mental health function of high emotional intelligence (EI), and cognitive skills (CS) among Ghanaian adolescents when exposed to stressful life-events and violence. It examines, first, how exposure to stressful life-events and violent experiences is associated with mental health, indicated by depressive and psychological distress symptoms, and, second, whether EI and CS could serve as possible moderators between stress, violence and mental health problems. Participants were 415 Ghanaian secondary education students. They reported about their depressive symptoms (Bireleson), psychological distress (Strength and Difficult Questionnaire, SDQ), and emotional intelligence (Trait Emotional Intelligence Question-naire, TEIQue), cognitive skills (The Amsterdam Executive Function Inventory). They also reported their stressful life-events and violent experiences. Statistical analyses were conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM). As hypothesized, high level of stressful life events were associated with high levels of depressive symptoms and psychological distress. Yet violent experiences did not associate with mental health problems. Against hypothesis, high levels of EI and CS could not protect adolescents mental health from negative effects of stressful life events or violent experiences. A direct effects were found between low level of EI and CS and high level of mental health problems. The results are discussed in relations to psychological and cultural factors present in EI and CS in adolescence.

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Section: Cognitive Skills and Mental Health In Stressmentioning

confidence: 93%

Emotional intelligence and cognitive skills protecting mental health from stress and violence among Ghanaian youth

Nyarko

Peltonen

Kangaslampi

et al. 2020

Heliyon

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“…One of the most consistent results of research in this field is that adolescents who assault their parents have more often been victims of abuse in the family or have witnessed violent behavior between their parents than those who do not [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ]. Any kind of exposure to intrafamily violence can affect the normal development of offspring [ 28 ], such that those who have experienced or observed such violence are more likely to develop different cognitive, emotional, and/or behavior problems in childhood and to manifest violence and antisocial behaviors in adolescence [ 29 , 30 , 31 ] and adulthood [ 32 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychosocial Profile of Juvenile and Adult Offenders Who Acknowledge Having Committed Child-to-Parent Violence

Rodríguez

Fuente

Hernández

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The main objective of this study was to establish the psychosocial profile of adolescents and adults who have admitted to committing child-to-parent violence (CPV) and were serving a judicial sanction or prison sentence, respectively. Two groups of participants took part in this study. The first group was made up of 89 male youths who were serving judicial sanctions, and the second group was made up of 70 men serving a prison sentence. A cross-sectional retrospective design with concurrent measurements was used in this study. Group differences in the exposure-to-violence variables were conducted. Automatic regression models were used to estimate a self-reported CPV. In relation to the variables of indirect exposure to violence, statistically significant differences between those who admitted having committed CPV and those who did not, irrespective of being adults or adolescents, were found for seeing violence in class and at home but not for seeing violence on the street or on television. Regarding the variables related to experiencing violence, the results showed statistically significant differences in experiencing violence at home but not in class or on the street. The best predictive model of CPV includes some of the dimensions of self-concept, specifically academic and family self-concept, as well as the avoidant and rational problem-solving styles and the negative orientation toward problems. The results have shown the existence of a CPV offender profile that is common to minors and adults.

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“…Other cross-sectional studies have shown associations between childhood IPV exposure and executive dysfunction in incarcerated adolescents, who were at greatest risk for mental health problems when both IPV exposure and executive dysfunction were high (Perkins et al, 2012; Perkins et al, 2014). However, to date there are no known longitudinal studies investigating the specific relation between early childhood exposure to IPV and speeded control, and the mechanisms through which IPV may impact youths’ speeded control skills have not been delineated.…”

Section: The Effects Of Ipv On Children’s Executive Functioningmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…There is evidence that the heightened risk for ADHD among IPV-exposed children is mediated by impairments in speeded control abilities (Towe-Goodman et al, 2011), again underscoring the importance of minimizing environmental threats to neurocognitive development during the sensitive preschool years. Other cross-sectional studies have shown associations between childhood IPV exposure and executive dysfunction in incarcerated adolescents, who were at greatest risk for mental health problems when both IPV exposure and executive dysfunction were high (Perkins et al, 2012;Perkins et al, 2014). However, to date there are no known longitudinal studies investigating the specific relation between early childhood exposure to IPV and speeded control, and the mechanisms through which IPV may impact youths' speeded control skills have not been delineated.…”

Section: The Effects Of Ipv On Children's Executive Functioningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preschoolers’ Intimate Partner Violence Exposure and Their Speeded Control Abilities Eight Years Later: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis

Clark

Grogan‐Kaylor

Galano

et al. 2021

J Interpers Violence

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Executive functioning (EF), or a set of related cognitive skills that facilitate goal-oriented behavior, is a critical aspect of adaptive development. Mounting research indicates that exposure to environmental threats during the preschool years jeopardizes EF; however, the extent and mechanisms through which early exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) influences children’s EF are unknown. Using data from an eight-year longitudinal investigation of mothers who had experienced IPV and their preschool-aged children (N = 120), this study examined the relative influence of recent and remote IPV exposure on speeded control—a component of EF influenced by processing speed—in late childhood. Results indicated that preschoolers’ IPV exposure had a significant negative impact on their speeded control eight years later, and this relation was mediated by the remote effects of IPV on their mothers. Specifically, IPV was positively associated with maternal depression, which in turn contributed to greater use of negative parenting strategies when children were of preschool age. Children’s IPV exposure during late childhood was not predictive of their concurrent speeded control. These findings lend further evidence to the notion that the preschool years are a sensitive period for the mastery of EF skills and that IPV exposure is a distinct risk factor that can have protracted effects on children’s cognitive development. Further, this study points to modifiable environmental risk factors, which, through targeted prevention and intervention efforts, could promote EF across the lifespan.

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Typologies of Violence Exposure and Cognitive Processing in Incarcerated Male Adolescents

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

Emotional intelligence and cognitive skills protecting mental health from stress and violence among Ghanaian youth

Emotional intelligence and cognitive skills protecting mental health from stress and violence among Ghanaian youth

Psychosocial Profile of Juvenile and Adult Offenders Who Acknowledge Having Committed Child-to-Parent Violence

Preschoolers’ Intimate Partner Violence Exposure and Their Speeded Control Abilities Eight Years Later: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis

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