Young offenders' emotion recognition dysfunction across emotion intensities: Explaining variation using psychopathic traits, conduct disorder and offense severity

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-73

  Bowen, Katharine L ^a   Morgan, Joanne E ^a   Moore, Simon C ^b   Van Goozen, Stephanie H M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Conduct disorder; Criminal behavior; CU traits; Emotion recognition; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISGUST; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84900368498     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-013-9368-z     Document Type: Article

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