Journal article
Success in School for Justice-Involved Girls: Do Specific Aspects of Developmental Immaturity Matter?
International journal of forensic mental health, v 15(1)
02 Jan 2016
PMID: 28082833
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Abstract
Developmental immaturity (DI) may help explain some of the variability in aspects of academic achievement among girls in the juvenile justice system, a population with high rates of truancy, dropout, and school failure. This study examined the relationships among the decision making and independent functioning components of DI, verbal intelligence, and academic achievement within this population. Using data from 60 girls in residential juvenile justice facilities, multiple regression analyses indicated that verbal IQ moderated the relationship between the DI construct of decision making and academic achievement. Self-reported school attendance and number of previous arrests did not significantly mediate the relationship between DI and academic achievement. These results may indicate that the decision-making factor of DI may be particularly important, and, if results are replicated, future intervention efforts could focus more on improving this skill within this juvenile justice population. Additionally, the overall importance of the full DI construct is an important area of future study.
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- Title
- Success in School for Justice-Involved Girls: Do Specific Aspects of Developmental Immaturity Matter?
- Creators
- Emily Haney-Caron - Department of Psychology & Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel UniversityNaomi E. S Goldstein - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityChristy L Giallella - Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility ServicesKathleen Kemp - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown UniversityChristina Riggs Romaine - Department of Psychology, Wheaton College
- Publication Details
- International journal of forensic mental health, v 15(1)
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000372886300005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84961252578
- Other Identifier
- 991014878087904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology
- Psychiatry