Madurez psicosocial y comportamiento delictivo en menores infractores
- Victoria Ibáñez 1
- José Luis Graña-Gómez 1
- 1 Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Psicología Clínica. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
ISSN: 1576-9941
Year of publication: 2018
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-12
Type: Article
More publications in: Psicopatología Clínica Legal y Forense
Abstract
This paper reviews literature on juvenile delinquency in recent years and explores the construct of psychosocial maturity proposed by Steinberg and Cauffman (1996), with the main aim of analyzing whether there is a relationship between the level of maturity of a Spanish sample of juvenile offenders (n = 212) and criminal behavior. The results showed that there is a statistically significant relationship in the level of psychosocial maturity and delinquent behavior, with the time variable obtaining a greater effect size (13%), followed by Responsibility (11%) and finally, Perspective (7%).