Journal article
Can We Hasten Development? Effects of Treatment on Psychosocial Maturity
International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, v 62(9), pp 2857-2876
Jul 2018
PMID: 29020818
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Abstract
Research continues to highlight factors associated with developmental immaturity, including persistent delinquency. This article examines whether aspects of developmental immaturity, psychosocial maturity, and emotion regulation are responsive to therapeutic intervention. Fifty-seven female youth in secure residential juvenile justice facilities participated in a randomized controlled trial of the Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) Treatment for Girls, an intervention that targets skills relevant to psychosocial maturity, including problem-solving, coping, and emotion regulation. Participants in JJAM showed increases in temperance, providing evidence that intervention might stimulate psychosocial development. Implications for treatment, evaluation, and measurement of psychosocial maturity are discussed.
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- Title
- Can We Hasten Development? Effects of Treatment on Psychosocial Maturity
- Creators
- Christina L Riggs Romaine - 1 Wheaton College, Norton, MA, USAKathleen Kemp - 2 Brown University, Providence, RI, USAChristy L Giallella - 3 Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, Philadelphia, PA, USANaomi E S Goldstein - 4 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USAJennifer Serico - 5 Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USASharon Kelley - 6 University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
- Publication Details
- International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, v 62(9), pp 2857-2876
- Publisher
- Sage; United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000436040000019
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85041897068
- Other Identifier
- 991014877695204721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology
- Psychology, Applied