The global impact of adverse childhood experiences on criminal behavior: A cross-continental study.
Journal: Child abuse & neglect
Volume: 124
Issue:
Year of Publication: 2022
Affiliated Institutions:
William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, R. Jardim do Tabaco , - Lisboa, Portugal.. Electronic address: miguelbastopereira@hotmail.com.
APPsyCI, ISPA - Intituto Universitário, R. Jardim do Tabaco , - Lisboa, Portugal.
Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisboa), Av. Prof. Aníbal Bettencourt , -, Lisbon, Portugal; Federal University of Paraíba, Campus I - Lot. Cidade Universitaria, PB -, Brazil.
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, NSW , Australia.
Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC, Campus Sobral, R. Cel. Estanislau Frota, - Centro, Sobral, CE -, Brazil.
Institut de Sciences Criminelles et de la Justice (ISCJ), University of Bordeaux, rue du Maréchal Joffre, er étage, Bordeaux, France; Department of Psychology, University of Bordeaux, ISCJ, rue du Maréchal Joffre, Bordeaux, France.
Department of Community & Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Fallujah, Fallujah City, Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
Department of Community & Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Anbar, Ramadi city, Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
Universidade Pedagógica, Rua João Carlos Raposo Beirão n° , Maputo, Mozambique; Maputo Municipal Council, Bairro Chali, n°, estrada , Maputo, Mozambique.
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action, National Director of Children, Av Ahmed S Touré , Maputo, Mozambique.
Al Azhar University-Gaza, Jamal Abdl Naser St., Gaza, Palestine.
Department of Social Development, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town , South Africa.
Developmental Psychology Department, Universitat Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, s/n , Castellón, Spain.
School of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Moo Paholyothin Rd. Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani , Thailand.
Abstract summary
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been associated with a greater risk of later criminal offending. However, existing research in this area has been primarily conducted in Western developed countries and cross-cultural studies are rare.This study examined the relationship between ACEs and criminal behaviors in young adults living in 10 countries located across five continents, after accounting for sex, age, and cross-national differences.In total, 3797 young adults aged between 18 and 20 years (M = 18.97; DP = 0.81) were assessed locally in community settings within the 10 countries.The ACE Questionnaire was used to assess maltreatment and household dysfunction during childhood and a subset of questions derived from the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DBVS) was used to determine past-year criminal variety pertaining to 10 acts considered crime across participating countries.Physical and sexual abuse, physical neglect, and household substance abuse were related to criminal variety, globally, and independently across sexes and countries ranked differently in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). In addition, three out of five experiences of household dysfunction were related to criminal variety, but subsequent analyses indicate that some forms of household dysfunction only hold statistical significance among males or females, or in countries ranking lower in the HDI.This research strengthens the finding that there are cross-cultural mechanisms perpetuating the cycle of violence. It also indicates that forms of household dysfunction have an impact on criminal behavior that is shaped by gender and the country's levels of social well-being.
Authors & Co-authors:
Basto-Pereira Miguel M
Gouveia-Pereira Maria M
Pereira Cicero Roberto CR
Barrett Emma Louise EL
Lawler Siobhan S
Newton Nicola N
Stapinski Lexine L
Prior Katrina K
Costa Maria Suely Alves MSA
Ximenes Jocélia Medeiros JM
Rocha André Sousa AS
Michel Grégory G
Garcia Mathieu M
Rouchy Emma E
Al Shawi Ameel A
Sarhan Yassen Y
Fulano Celso C
Magaia Angélica José AJ
El-Astal Sofián S
Alattar Kefaya K
Sabbah Khetam K
Holtzhausen Leon L
Campbell Emma E
Villanueva Lidón L
Gomis-Pomares Aitana A
Adrián Juan E JE
Cuervo Keren K
Sakulku Jaruwan J
Study Outcome
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