#11437. Executive functions, self-control and juvenile delinquency

August 2026publication date
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Psychology (all);
Pathology and Forensic Medicine;
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Abstract:
Both self-control and executive dysfunctions have gained theoretical and empirical support in their relation to juvenile delinquency. This research attempts to clarify the role of executive dysfunctions in juvenile delinquency and explicitly integrate executive functioning with self-control in predicting juvenile offending. About 34 boys in the juvenile justice system and 36 age- and education-matched control boys participated in this research. Computerized tasks were used to measure executive functions. Self-control and background variables were measured through a survey. No significant differences emerged from group comparisons. A logistic regression model revealed cool executive functioning to be a significant predictor of group. Hot executive functions or self-control were not predictive. These results indicate a potential role of cool executive functioning in the explanation of juvenile delinquency, independent of self-control.
Keywords:
Adolescence; delinquency; Executive functions; neuropsychological deficits; self-control

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