TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - It is written in your eyes: hostile attributions and self-directed gaze perception in incarcerated violent adolescent male offenders
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Karadenizova, Zhana M.
A1  - Dahle, Klaus-Peter
SP  - 3623
EP  - 3638
VL  - 62
IS  - 12
N2  - To date, we have frugal knowledge about the hostile attribution bias (HAB) and the biased gaze perception in violent adolescent offenders. This however is a major contributing factor in understanding delinquent behavior. Using a computer-based approach, presenting faces modulated in gaze direction (0°, 2°, 4°, 6°, 8°) and valence (angry, fearful, happy, neutral), the present study examined the impact of HAB of the feeling of being stared at in a sample of 27 adolescent offenders (aged 17-24 years). The study was conducted institution-intern in the Department for Social Therapy of a German correctional facility. <br><br>RESULTS showed that in comparison with faces with negative expressions, happy faces were more likely to be perceived as self-directed. Interestingly, emotion showed significant influence of the gaze perception in only two viewing angles (2° and 6°), revealing the role of the facial expression in highly ambiguous conditions. Furthermore, hostility did not modulate the relationship between the self-referential gaze perception and (negative) facial expression. Possible frameworks and limitations of the study are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X17746292
ID  - ref1
ER  -