A psychological profile of juvenile firesetters in residential treatment: a replication study.
Results of a replication study of juvenile firesetters confirms, in general, findings of the earlier study: juveniles who feel unwanted or abused or who become aroused by watching or setting fires are most likely to be firesetters. There were, however, significant differences in certain results of the first and second studies, which indicate a need for further research.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012931:Social Environment