PECHORRO , Pedro

Durante las últimas décadas, un cuerpo significativo de investigación ha ampliado el constructo de psicopatía para aplicarlo a los adolescentes, sugiriendo que aquellos con elevados rasgos psicopáticos en general y rasgos de insensibilidad emocional en particular constituyen un subgrupo importante de jóvenes antisociales, caracterizado por un...

The aim of this study was to analyze the relevance of callous–unemotional (CU) traits in incarcerated juvenile delinquents. A sample of 160 incarcerated male youths was used. Results showed that youths with high CU traits had an earlier age of crime onset and of trouble with the law, and also had higher levels of conduct disorder. When...

The main aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure, internal consistency, and some additional psychometric properties of the Antisocial Process Screening Device–Self-Report (APSD-SR) among a large forensic sample of incarcerated male juvenile offenders (N = 438). The results, based on this forensic sample, support the use of...

The aim of the present study was to analyze the relevance of the DSM-5's Conduct Disorder new Limited Prosocial Emotions (CD LPE) specifier in incarcerated juvenile delinquents. A sample of 201 males and 98 females from the Juvenile Detention Centers managed by the Portuguese Ministry of Justice diagnosed with Conduct Disorder (CD) was used....

Objetivo: El consumo de alcohol en estudiantes universitarios ha alcanzado niveles preocupantes, siendo sus efectos sobre la conducción bastantes perjudiciales. Es importante desarrollar programas de prevención destinados a concienciarles sobre los efectos del consumo de alcohol en la conducción. La presente investigación ha evaluado la...