Effect of Group Mental Intervention on Aggression of Violent Juvenile Criminals
- VernacularTitle:团体心理干预对暴力型未成年犯攻击性的影响
- Author:
Xiaoming LIU
;
Yun JI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aggression;
Violent juvenile criminals;
Group mental intervention
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2001;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To examine the effect of group mental intervention on implicit and explicit aggression of violent juvenile criminals. Methods: A survey investigation and IAT test on implicit aggression were employed to evaluate the aggression of violent juvenile criminals. And the effect of ten times of group intervention on aggression of juvenile criminals was analyzed. Results: After group mental intervention, the implicit aggression was not reduced significantly, but the intervention effect on explicit aggression was significant. Physical aggression and verbal aggression of explicit aggression reduced significantly, but there was no significant difference in rage and hostility. Conclusion: Group mental intervention is an effective method for reducing explicit aggression of violent juvenile criminals.
