Program & Abstract Book - EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009

EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009: Understanding Violence
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February 11-13 2009
a st r u c t u r a l mo D e l o f ca u s a l in f l u e n c e
b e t w e e n ag g r e s s i o n a n D ps y c h o l o g i c a l
t r a i t s: su r v e y o f fe m a l e co r r e c t i o n a l
facility in ja p a n
Naomi, Matsuura 1 2 ; Toshiaki, Hashimoto 3 ; Motomi, Toichi 4
1 School of Education, Tokyo University and Graduate School of
Social Welfare, Japan; 2 Research Center for Special Needs Education,
Nara University of Education , Japan ; 3 Department of
Pediatrics, Tokushima Red Cross Hinomine Rehabilitation Center
for the Disabilities, Japan; 4 School of Health Science, Kyoto University
Faculty of Medicine, Japan
(Abstract)
The purpose of this study was to survey and clarify the characteristics of
self-esteem, aggressiveness, AD/HD symptoms, and ACE in inmates of a
female juvenile correctional facility and age- and gender-matched controls,
analyze relationships among factors, and establish a causal model.
The subjects were 41 juvenile (all females) admitted to “A” Female Juvenile
Correctional facility, aged 15-18. Average students at an average high
school were used as control group. The inmate group showed markedly
lower levels of self-esteem but no difference in aggressiveness compared
with the control group. Results of AD/HD Youth Self Report suggested
marked AD/HD symptoms in the inmate group even in the primary school
period. Multidimensional factors correlated with their aggression. There
was a possibility that low self-esteem, a high AD/HD-YSR score, and high
ACE score increase aggressiveness.