ArticleJournal of criminal justice
Brain Activity, Low Self-Control, and Delinquency: An fMRI Study of At-Risk Adolescents.
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- Neural mechanisms of different types of envy: a meta-analysis of activation likelihood estimation methods for brain imaging.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Acculturation Gap Conflict and Self-Control Mediate the Association Between Negative Affect and Sleep Problems for Hispanic/Latino(a) Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Intuition or Deliberation? The Effects of Decision-Making Modes on Adolescents' Honest Behaviors: The Moderating Roles of Honesty Tendencies and Victim Situations.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal and Reciprocal Effects in the Association Between School Bullying and Homicidal Ideation During Early Adolescence.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- Alcohol attention bias modulates neural engagement during moral processing.Social neuroscience · 2024Article
- Self-control in criminology: we need a broader conceptualization and links to psychiatric diagnoses.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Psychosocial risk and protective factors for youth problem behavior are associated with food addiction in the Generation Z.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Electronic Cigarette Use Intentions Mediate the Association between Low Self-Control and Future Use by Internalizing Symptoms.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Promoting Self-Regulation in Young Children: The Role of Parenting Interventions.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2019Review
- Transitioning from perceived stress to mental health: The mediating role of self-control in a longitudinal investigation with MRI scans.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
- Integrating Criminological and Mental Health Perspectives on Low Self-Control: A Multi-Domain Analysis.Journal of criminal justiceArticle
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Abstract
purposeA vast literature finds that low self-control is associated with a myriad of antisocial behaviors. Consequently, increasing attention has focused on the causes of low self-control. While criminologists have directed significant attention to studying its social causes, fewer studies have considered its neural bases.
methodsWe add to this nascent body of research by using data collected on an at-risk sample of adolescents participating in the ongoing Michigan Longitudinal Study. We examine the functioning of prefrontal and limbic regions of the brain during failed inhibitory control, assessed using the go/no-go task and functional magnetic resonance imaging, in relation to low self-control and self-reported delinquency.
resultsResults indicate that greater activation localized in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) during failed inhibitory control is negatively associated with low self-control. Moreover, the association between ACC activity and later delinquency is mediated through low self-control.
conclusionsFindings of this study demonstrate the utility of integrating neuroscientific and criminological perspectives on the causes of antisocial behavior. Concluding remarks address the theoretical and policy implications of the findings, as well as directions for future research.
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