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Peer reviewedLindgren, Scott D. And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Examined cognitive and personality patterns of 84 court-referred adolescents to identify predictors of recurrent delinquent behavior. It was found that continued behavioral problems at follow-up were more likely in adolescents with discrepancies between Verbal and Performance intelligence quotient or large differences between "neurotic" and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Delinquency
