Journal article
“It’s a rush”: Psychosocial content of antisocial decision making.
Law and Human Behavior, Vol.33(3), pp.183-193
2009
Abstract
Changes in the juvenile justice system have led to more serious sanctioning of adolescents. A salient question for understanding whether such sanctions are appropriate pertains to whether adolescents are less mature than adults in making decisions that lead to antisocial activity. The current study codes for psychosocial content of antisocial decision making in adolescents (ages 12-17), young adults (18-23), and adults (35-63). Results suggest that adolescents and young adults display increased psychosocial content in their antisocial decision making relative to adults. However, the unique effect of psychosocial content on self-report criminal behavior was significantly greater among adolescents than among adults, whereas for young adults this was not the case. Implications for legal policy are discussed.
Details
- Title
- “It’s a rush”: Psychosocial content of antisocial decision making.
- Authors/Creators
- K.L. Modecki (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Law and Human Behavior, Vol.33(3), pp.183-193
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 991005541094707891
- Copyright
- American Psychology-Law Society,
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.269 Political Philosophy
- 6.269.1694 Affect and Posthumanism
- Web Of Science research areas
- Law
- Psychology, Social
- ESI research areas
- Psychiatry/Psychology