期刊名称：European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context
印刷版ISSN：1889-1861
电子版ISSN：1989-4007
出版年度：2011
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：1-10
出版社：Sociedad Española de Psicologia Jurídica y Forense
摘要：The association between anger and criminal, particularly violent, behaviour is firmly established in the literature. However, most of the extant research has been conducted with clinical and legally sanctioned forensic populations. The present study sought to examine anger in a non forensic population using a self-report measure of delinquency. The Novaco Anger Scale and Provocation Inventory (NAS-PI; Novaco, 2003) and the Self-Report Delinquency Questionnaire (Elliot & Ageton, 1980) were completed by male and female university students. The total anger score was associated with overall delinquency and specifically with crimes against the person and against property. Males reported higher levels of anger and a greater involvement in criminal acts. The practical implications of the findings within a legal context are discussed.
