title: The Relation Between Living Group Climate, Aggression, and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Delinquent Boys in Detention.
abstract: Aggression and callous-unemotional (CU) traits are common problems in incarcerated delinquent youth. The present study was conducted to examine whether living group climate was associated with aggression and CU traits in late adolescent male offenders ( N = 156) in a German youth prison. A structural equation model was fitted to the data and showed associations between repression and reactive aggression and CU traits, but no associations between an open and supportive living group climate and aggression and CU traits. Previous research in Dutch youth prisons did not find a relation between repression and aggression, buta relation between a positive living group climate and less aggression. These different findings may reflect differences in the German and Dutch prison system. Implications for practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Maastricht University, The Netherlands.|2 Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heynen
authors.affiliation: 3 University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.|4 Leiden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Helm
authors.affiliation: 5 Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maaike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cima
authors.affiliation: 3 University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Geert-Jan
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Stams
authors.affiliation: 6 Helios Park Clinics Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Andries
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korebrits
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: CU traits; aggression; living group climate; youth detention