Personality and Crime: A Meta-analysis of Studies on Criminals' Personality
- VernacularTitle:对国内罪犯人格特征研究的元分析
- Author:
Huoliang GONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
criminal psychology;
personality;
criminality;
meta-analysis;
effect size
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To review studies on criminals' personality which used EPQ as measurement.Methods:Meta-analysis was used to review 33 studies.Results:Mean effect size delta of four dimensions (P, E, N, L) were 0.62,0.06,0.61,-0.14 in turn.Conclusions:Criminals have significantly higher level on psychoticism and neuroticism than others. There is no significant difference between the criminals and the commons because of heterogeneity of criminous types.
