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Barbara R. Braams; Rebecca van Rijn; Tessa Leijser; Tycho J. Dekkers – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Background: ADHD is highly prevalent in adolescents. ADHD is characterized by heightened impulsive behavior and is often associated with increased risk-taking behavior in adolescence. Previous research has mostly focused on negative aspects of risk-taking behavior. However, recently two other types of risk-taking behavior have been identified:…
Descriptors: Risk, Prosocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Correlation
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Van Lissa, Caspar J.; Hawk, Skyler T.; Koot, Hans M.; Branje, Susan; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Empathy plays a key role in maintaining close relationships and promoting prosocial conflict resolution. However, research has not addressed the potential emotional cost of adolescents' high empathy, particularly when relationships are characterized by more frequent conflict. The present 6-year longitudinal study (N = 467) investigated whether…
Descriptors: Empathy, Parents, Adolescents, Parent Student Relationship
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Buck, Nicole M. L.; Leenaars, Ellie P. E. M.; Emmelkamp, Paul M. G.; van Marle, Hjalmar J. C. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Studies have found that male batterers are more often insecurely attached as compared with nonbatterers. However, it is still not clear how insecure attachment is related to domestic violence. Many studies compared batterers and nonbatterers regarding pathological personality characteristics that are related to attachment (e.g., dependency,…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Separation Anxiety, Personality Traits, Family Violence
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van Outsem, Ron; Beckett, Richard; Bullens, Ruud; Vermeiren, Robert; van Horn, Joan; Doreleijers, Theo – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2006
In this paper, the Adolescent Sexual Abuser Project (ASAP) assessment pack-Dutch Revised Version (ASAP-D) is presented. The ASAP-D is an assessment instrument which measures the personality characteristics that are generally considered relevant in the literature for the development and perpetuation of sexually abusive behaviour in juveniles. After…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Institutionalized Persons, Personality Traits, Program Effectiveness