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Biosocial studies of antisocial and violent behavior in children and adults: A review

Raine, Adrian·2002·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
DOI 10.1023/a:1015754122318
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Despite increasing knowledge of social and biological risk factors for antisocial and violent behavior, we know surprisingly little about how these two sets of risk factors interact. This paper documents 39 empirical examples of biosocial interaction effects for antisocial behavior from the areas of genetics, psychophysiology, obstetrics, brain imaging, neuropsychology, neurology, hormones, neurotransmitters, and environmental toxins. Two main themes emerge. First, when biological and social factors are grouping variables and when antisocial behavior is the outcome, then the presence of both risk factors exponentially increases the rates of antisocial and violent behavior. Second, when social and antisocial variables are grouping variables and biological functioning is the outcome, then the social variable invariably moderates the antisocial-biology relationship such that these relationships are strongest in those from benign home backgrounds. It is argued that further biosocial research is critical for establishing a new generation of more successful intervention and prevention research.

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  • The observed pattern of higher genetic influence in socioeconomically advantaged environments is consistent with the social push perspective.

    “These results are in line with the 'social push perspective', which hypothesizes that the influence of genetic factors is more expressed in a socioeconomically advantaged environment where the social risk factors that push or predispose an adolescent to behave antisocially are lacking (Raine, 2002).”

    From Heritability for adolescent antisocial behavior differs with socioeconomic status: gene–environment interaction (2006) · cites this paper as Raine, 2002

  • Children with birth complications are more likely to later develop antisocial and aggressive behavior, but birth complications may not by themselves predispose such behavior and require an environmental risk factor.

    “However, studies have shown that children with birth complications are more likely to later develop antisocial and aggressive behavior (Raine, 2002), but birth complications may not by themselves predispose antisocial and aggressive behaviors, but will require the presence of an environmental risk factor (e.g., poor parenting, maternal rejection).”

    From Human Aggression Across the Lifespan (2011) · cites this paper as Raine, 2002

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Authors
Raine, A.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Raine, Adrian
ORCID
Raine, Adrian
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2002-08
Volume
30
Issue
4
Pages
311-326
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
DOI
10.1023/a:1015754122318
OpenAlex
W2100881949
Cited by
824
References
114
Citations by year
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FWCI
25.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (K02MH001114, K02MH01114-01)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
antisocial behavior, violent behavior, risk factors, psychophysiology, obstetrics, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, neurology, hormones, neurotransmitters, environmental toxins, moderation, family environment, prevention, intervention
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Risk Factors, Social Environment, Socialization, Violence, Early Intervention, Educational

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