The link between dyslexic traits, executive functioning, impulsivity and social self-esteem among an offender and non-offender sample

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 492-503

  Baker, Susannah F ^a   Ireland, Jane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Executive functioning; Impulsivity; Offenders; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DYSLEXIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRIME; DYSLEXIA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 35549002695     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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