Identifying Latent Classes of Antisocial Behavior Among Youth From Saudi Arabia: An Assessment of the Co-Occurrence Between Aggression, Psychopathy, Low Self-Control, and Delinquent Behavior

Despite the wealth of knowledge on subclass formation for antisocial behavior among youth from the United States and other Western industrialized countries, very little is known about the subclass structure for antisocial behavior among youth growing up in other geographical contexts. Using validate...

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Main Author: Connolly, Eric J. (Author)
Contributors: Schwartz, Joseph A. ; Beaver, Kevin M. 1977- (Author) ; Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Said ; Alqurashi, Fatiyah ; Kobeisy, Ahmed Nezar
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Youth violence and juvenile justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 219-239
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Aggression
Antisocial Behavior
Delinquency
Low self-control
Psychopathy
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:Despite the wealth of knowledge on subclass formation for antisocial behavior among youth from the United States and other Western industrialized countries, very little is known about the subclass structure for antisocial behavior among youth growing up in other geographical contexts. Using validated measures of aggression, psychopathy, and low self-control, we employ latent class analysis to identify latent subgroups of antisocial behavior from a sample of 324 Saudi Arabian youth. Three classes of antisocial behavior emerged and significant associations between latent class membership and different forms of delinquency were observed. The findings are the first to show a similar pattern of latent class formation for antisocial behavior and risk for violent and nonviolent delinquency among Saudi Arabian youth compared to U.S. youth.
ISSN:1556-9330
DOI:10.1177/1541204016639349