Social desirability, conduct disorder and callous- unemotional: a correlational study in Mexican adolescents

Authors

  • Dr. Ferran Padrós Blázquez Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Mtra. Laura Olivia Amador Zavala Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. México
  • Lic. Fernanda Yaneli García Hernández Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, México
  • Dra. Karina Salud Montoya Pérez Universidad Michocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47741/17943108.353

Keywords:

Teenagers, disorderly conduct, violence, callous unemotional, social desirability

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between social desirability (SD), conduct disorder (CD) and callous unemotional (CU).. A total of 150 adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age (47% female and 53% male) participated in the study, and two groups were formed (with and without probable CD). The Need for Social Approval Scale (ENAS), the Conduct Disorder Screening Questionnaire (CDTC), and the Emotional Insensitivity Trait Inventory (IRIE) were applied. It was observed that the level of total SD was significantly lower in the group with probable CT; also, a low negative relationship between the ENAS total score and the CDTC scores, and negative and moderate ones with the IRIE. In conclusion, a negative, albeit low, relationship was observed between SD and CT, and moderate to negative with CE. The relationships between variables were modified by age and gender.

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Published

2022-12-23

How to Cite

Padrós Blázquez, D. F., Amador Zavala, M. L. O. ., García Hernández, L. F. Y. ., & Montoya Pérez, D. K. S. . (2022). Social desirability, conduct disorder and callous- unemotional: a correlational study in Mexican adolescents. Revista Criminalidad, 64(2), 35–46. https://doi.org/10.47741/17943108.353

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Criminological studies