Unraveling the Association: How Identity Mediates the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Criminal Behavior.

Stefan Bogaerts, Deni Tressová, Esmée Feijen, Marija Janković

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Stefan BogaertsDepartment of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Deni TressováDepartment of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Esmée FeijenDepartment of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Marija JankovićDepartment of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7385-8169

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Abstract

Previous research has consistently linked childhood trauma to criminal behavior in adulthood, yet the mechanisms driving this association remain poorly understood. This study investigated whether identity mediates this relationship, focusing on three identity constructs: consolidated identity, disturbed identity, and lack of identity. Criminal behavior was operationalized as a dichotomous variable, distinguishing between 103 community participants (53.9%) and 88 forensic psychiatric patients (46.1%) in a sample of 191 male participants (

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childhood traumaconsolidated identitycriminal behaviordisturbed identityidentitylack of identity

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PMID39851860

DOI10.3390/bs15010056

PMCPMC11761261

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