Psychological Factors Underlying Criminal Behavior

Psychological factors underlying criminal behavior.

Early Psychological Theorizing Regarding Criminal Behavior FREUD’S MODEL OF THE PSYCHE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

Contributions of sociodemographic factors to criminal behavior

We explored the extent to which prisoner sociodemographic variables (age, education, marital status, employment, and whether their parents were married or not) influenced offending in 64 randomly selected Brunei inmates, comprising both sexes. A quantitative field survey design ideal for the type of participants used in a prison context was employed to investigate the problem. Hierarchical mult...

Self-reported computer criminal behavior: A psychological analysis

The current research study replicated a study by Rogers et al. (Rogers M, Smoak ND, Liu J. Self-reported criminal computer behavior: a big-5, moral choice and manipulative exploitive behavior analysis. Deviant Behavior 2006;27:1–24) and examined the psychological characteristics, moral choice, and exploitive manipulative behaviors of self-reported computer criminals and non-computer criminals. ...

Investigation of Underlying Psychological Factors in Elite Table Tennis Players

The importance of psychological factors in successful sports performance has been acknowledged both academically and anecdotally. Yet the amount of time that coaches and athletes actually spend on mental practice as compared to physical practice belies its significance. A key component in developing a foundation for psychological intervention programs is to understand the psychological status o...