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Ershadi Manesh S, Mahmoudiyan Dastnaee T, Yaghubi Mahjoub M. The Structural Model of Temperament and Character Dimensions and the Dark Triad of Personality with a Tendency to Criminal Behaviors in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Self-Control. RBS 2024; 22 (3) :462-476
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1- Department of Psychology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Behshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Behshahr, Iran. ,Mahmodian.mina@yahoo.com
3- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Behshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Behshahr, Iran. ,
3- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran
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Aim and Background: Many attempts have been made to determine the nature of crime based on psychological, sociological, and cultural variables. This study seeks to answer whether dark personality traits and dimensions of temperament and character affect criminal behaviors through self-control.
Methods and Materials: The research method is descriptive-correlational modeling of structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study was all adolescents aged 13 to 17 years in Khorramabad city in 2023. The sample consisted of 350 adolescents who were selected by cluster sampling method and responded to the Dark Personality Questionnaire (Paulus & Jones, 2011), the Temperament and Character Inventory of Adan et al. (2009), the Self-Control Questionnaire of Tangney et al. (2004), and Adapted Self-Report Delinquency Scale Pechorro and et al (2019). Using AMOS 24 and SPSS 26 software, structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the proposed model.
Findings: The correlation coefficient results showed a positive and significant relationship between the dark personality triad and the behaviors of juvenile offenders (P<0.001). The results also showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between novelty and harm avoidance with criminal behaviors (P<0.001) and there is a negative and significant relationship between the rewards of dependence, perseverance, self-direction, cooperation, and self-transcendence with criminal behaviors (P<0.001). The results of structural equation modeling showed that dark personality traits and temperament and character dimensions explain 30% of the variance of self-control. Finally, 43% of the variance in criminal behaviors is explained by dark personality traits, temperament and character dimensions, and self-control.
Conclusions: According to the results, it can be concluded that dark personality traits and dimensions of temperament and character have an indirect effect on the behaviors of juvenile offenders through weak self-control skills. Therefore, it is suggested that social harm prevention programs focus on self-control and self-control skills
Methods and Materials: The research method is descriptive-correlational modeling of structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study was all adolescents aged 13 to 17 years in Khorramabad city in 2023. The sample consisted of 350 adolescents who were selected by cluster sampling method and responded to the Dark Personality Questionnaire (Paulus & Jones, 2011), the Temperament and Character Inventory of Adan et al. (2009), the Self-Control Questionnaire of Tangney et al. (2004), and Adapted Self-Report Delinquency Scale Pechorro and et al (2019). Using AMOS 24 and SPSS 26 software, structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the proposed model.
Findings: The correlation coefficient results showed a positive and significant relationship between the dark personality triad and the behaviors of juvenile offenders (P<0.001). The results also showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between novelty and harm avoidance with criminal behaviors (P<0.001) and there is a negative and significant relationship between the rewards of dependence, perseverance, self-direction, cooperation, and self-transcendence with criminal behaviors (P<0.001). The results of structural equation modeling showed that dark personality traits and temperament and character dimensions explain 30% of the variance of self-control. Finally, 43% of the variance in criminal behaviors is explained by dark personality traits, temperament and character dimensions, and self-control.
Conclusions: According to the results, it can be concluded that dark personality traits and dimensions of temperament and character have an indirect effect on the behaviors of juvenile offenders through weak self-control skills. Therefore, it is suggested that social harm prevention programs focus on self-control and self-control skills
Keywords: Tendency to Criminal Behaviors, Dark Personality Traits, Self-Control, Temperament, Character, Adolescents.
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Received: 2024/07/8 | Accepted: 2024/10/6 | Published: 2024/10/1
Received: 2024/07/8 | Accepted: 2024/10/6 | Published: 2024/10/1
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