Journal
JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 117, Issue 2, Pages 377-385Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.117.2.377
Keywords
delinquency; neighborhood context; impulsivity; callousness; gender differences
Funding
- NIAAA NIH HHS [K05 AA017242, T32 AA013526, AA13526] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [F31 MH079683, F31MH079683] Funding Source: Medline
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The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the effect of impulsive and callous personality traits on delinquent behavior varied across neighborhood context in a population-based, statewide sample of 85,000 Iowa schoolchildren ages 10-19. Two previous studies examining the association between impulsivity and delinquency across disadvantaged and affluent neighborhoods have yielded contrasting findings. Results of the present study suggested a robust moderating effect of neighborhood context on personality risk for delinquency. The relation between impulsivity and delinquency was greater in neighborhoods low in collective efficacy compared to neighborhoods high in collective efficacy. A similar interaction was found for callous personality traits, indicating the consistency of the moderating effect of neighborhood context on personality risk for delinquency. Gender differences were also examined, and results were replicated in a holdout sample.
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