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Risk and Protective Factors of Dissocial Behavior in a Probability Sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

José Moral de la Rubia  and
Humberto Ortiz Morales
José Moral de la Rubia*
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mexico)
Humberto Ortiz Morales
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mexico)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to José Moral de la Rubia. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. C/Dr. Carlos Canseco 110. Col. Mitras Centro. Z.P. 64460, Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico). Phone: + 52-8183338233. (Ext. 423). E-mail: jose_moral@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The aims of this study were to know risk and protective factors for dissocial behavior keeping in mind that the self-report of dissocial behavior is biased by the impression management. A probability sample of adolescents that lived in two neighborhoods with high indexes of gangs and offenses (112 male and 86 women) was collected. The 27-item Dissocial Behavior Scale (ECODI27; Pacheco & Moral, 2010), Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding, version 6 (BIDR-6; Paulhus, 1991), Sensation Seeking Scale, form V (SSS-V; Zuckerman, Eysenck, & Eysenck, 1978), Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS; Barnes & Olson, 1982), 30-item Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (RAS; Rathus, 1973), Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI; Davis, 1983) and a social relationship questionnaire (SRQ) were applied. Binary logistic regression was used for the data analysis. A third of the participants showed dissocial behavior. Belonging to a gang in the school (schooled adolescents) or to a gang out of school and job (total sample) and desinhibition were risk factors; being woman, perspective taking and open communication with the father were protective factors. School-leaving was a differential aspect. We insisted on the need of intervention on these variables.

Este estudio tuvo como objetivos conocer factores de riesgo y protección de conducta disocial teniendo en cuenta que el autorreporte de conducta disocial está sesgado por el manejo de impresión. Se empleó una muestra probabilística de adolescentes que vivían en dos barrios con un alto índice de pandillerismo y delitos (112 varones y 86 mujeres). Se aplicaron: la Escala de Conducta Disocial (ECODI27; Pacheco y Moral, 2010), Inventario Balanceado de Respuestas Socialmente Deseables (BIDR-6; Paulhus, 1991), Escala de Búsqueda de Sensaciones (SSS-V; Zuckerman, Eysenck y Eysenck, 1978), Cuestionario de Comunicación Familiar (PACS; Barnes y Olson, 1982), Inventario de Asertividad de Rathus (RAS; Rathus, 1973), Índice de Reactividad Interpersonal (IRI; Davis, 1983) y un cuestionario de relaciones sociales (CRS). Para el análisis de datos se empleó regresión logística binaria. Un tercio de los participantes mostró conducta disocial. Pertenecer a una pandilla en la escuela (escolarizados) o fuera de la escuela y trabajo (conjunto de la muestra) y desinhibición fueron factores de riesgo; mujer, toma de perspectiva y comunicación abierta con el padre fueron factores de protección. El abandono escolar fue un aspecto diferencial. Se insiste en la necesidad de intervención sobre estas variables.

Keywords

dissocial behaviorsensation seekingsocial desirabilityempathyconducta disocialbúsqueda de sensacionesdeseabilidad socialempatía
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , July 2012 , pp. 736 - 747
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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