ADOLESCENCE-LIMITED AND LIFE-COURSE-PERSISTENT ANTISOCIAL-BEHAVIOR - A DEVELOPMENTAL TAXONOMY

被引：6227

作者：

MOFFITT, TE

机构：

[1] Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REVIEW | 1993年 / 100卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1037/0033-295X.100.4.674

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

A dual taxonomy is presented to reconcile 2 incongruous facts about antisocial behavior (a) It shows impressive continuity over age, but (b) its prevalence changes dramatically over age, increasing almost 10-fold temporarily during adolescence. This article suggests that delinquency conceals 2 distinct categories of individuals, each with a unique natural history and etiology: A small group engages in antisocial behavior of 1 sort or another at every life stage, whereas a larger group is antisocial only during adolescence. According to the theory of life-course-persistent antisocial behavior, children's neuropsychological problems interact cumulatively with their criminogenic environments across development, culminating in a pathological personality. According to the theory of adolescence-limited antisocial behavior, a contemporary maturity gap encourages teens to mimic antisocial behavior in ways that are normative and adjustive.

引用

页码：674 / 701

页数：28

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