The relationship of anger and cognitive distortions with violence in violent offenders' population: a meta-analytic review

• Autores: Simona V. Chereji, Sebastian Pintea, Daniel David
• Localización: The European journal of psychology applied to legal context, ISSN 1889-1861, Vol. 4, Nº. 1, 2012, págs. 59-77
• Idioma: inglés
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  • español

    La magnitud de la relación entre las distorsiones cognitivas y la ira con el comportamiento violento de delincuentes encarcelados, se evaluó empíricamente mediante un meta-análisis. De los diecinueve estudios hallados que estudiaban la relación entre estas variables, nueve incluían datos estadísticos sobre la relación entre ira y violencia, y catorce entre distorsiones cognitivas y la violencia. Los resultados apoyan una fuerte relación entre ira y violencia, y entre distorsiones cognitivas y comportamiento violento. Además, el efecto moderador del tipo de instrumentos (medidas de auto-informe vs. registro conductual) que se utiliza para la evaluación de la violencia fue sometido a estudio. Los resultados indicaron que el tipo de medida no influye la relación cognición-violencia, QB(1) = 0.12, p > .05, mientras que en el caso de la relación entre ira y violencia, se halló un efecto moderador del instrumento de medida, QB(1) = 14.26, p < .01, de modo que el tamaño del efecto era mayor cuando se tomaba una medida autoinformada de la violencia que cuando se basaba en el registro conductual.

  • English

    In the present meta-analysis, the magnitude of the relationship between cognitive distortions and anger and violent behaviour of incarcerated offenders, based on selected data for the relationship between anger and violence, and cognitive distortions and violence was empirically assessed. Out of nineteen studies included for analysis nine of them contain statistical indicators regarding the relationship between anger and violence, and fourteen studies regarding cognitive distortions and violence. The results indicated a strong relationship both between anger and violence, and between cognitive distortions and violent behaviour. Furthermore, the moderating effect of the type of instruments (self-reported vs. observational behavioural measurements) used for violence assessment was tested. The results indicated that the type of instruments had no significant influence on the cognition-violence relationship, QB(1) = 0.12, p > .05, while in case of the anger-violence relationship, a significant moderating effect was identified, QB(1) = 14.26, p < .01, which supports a higher effect size when violence was measured by a self-reported than when was measured by behavioural observation.

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