%0 Journal Article
%T Bold, mean and disinhibited: getting specific about the mediating role of self-control and antisocial outcomes in youth
%J Psychiatry, psychology and law
%D 2022
%A Pechorro, Pedro
%A DeLisi, Matt
%A GonÇalves, Rui Abrunhosa
%A Maroco, João
%V 29
%N 6
%P 871-888
%X Self-control and psychopathy are correlated with antisocial behaviors among diverse samples, and a spate of recent studies examined their direct associations with criminal outcomes. However, research has largely overlooked mediation effects between psychopathy, self-control and deviant outcomes. The current study examined self-control mediation effects related to the triarchic psychopathy construct and juvenile delinquency, crime seriousness, conduct disorder (CD), and aggression outcomes. The sample consisted of N = 567 (M = 15.91 years, SD = 0.99, range = 14-18 years) southern-European youth from Portugal. Study design was cross-sectional, quantitative and non-experimental. Mediation analysis using path analysis procedures indicated that low self-control mediates the relation between the Boldness, Disinhibition and Meanness factors of the triarchic psychopathy construct and the delinquency, crime seriousness, CD and aggression outcomes. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that self-control is a mediator of triarchic psychopathic features and diverse externalizing behavior outcomes, which adds specificity to their interrelationship as general predictors of antisocial behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1321-8719
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2021.1995519