Criminal thinkingexploring its relationship with prosocial behavior, emotional intelligence, and cultural dimensions

  1. José M. Escrig-Espuig
  2. Manuel Martí-Vilar
  3. Francisco González-Sala
Revista:
Anuario de psicología jurídica

ISSN: 1133-0740

Año de publicación: 2023

Número: 33

Páginas: 9-15

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5093/APJ2022A2 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Anuario de psicología jurídica

Resumen

El presente estudio explora la relación entre el pensamiento delictivo y otras variables relacionadas con la cognición delictiva. Se eligió la conducta prosocial, la inteligencia emocional y las dimensiones culturales para comprobar su capacidad para predecir el pensamiento delictivo. La muestra constó de 695 estudiantes universitarios y adultos no universitarios elegidos por muestreo no probabilístico. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron las Criminal Sentiments Scales (CSS-M), la escala de prosocialidad, la escala de inteligencia emocional (EQI-C) y la escala de dimensiones culturales en su adaptación española. Las pruebas realizadas incluyen un MANOVA, correlaciones y regresiones lineales utilizando el programa SPSS 26 y finalmente se propone un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM) con los resultados obtenidos. Las puntuaciones en pensamiento delictivo mostraron diferencias significativas según la edad de los participantes. El SEM indicó que evitar la incertidumbre es un buen predictor del pensamiento delictivo. Además, la conducta prosocial y la inteligencia emocional son buenos predictores de la evitación de la incertidumbre. Aunque sean necesarios futuros estudios, estos resultados pueden ser útiles en próximas investigaciones y para mejorar los programas de rehabilitación o prevención del comportamiento delictivo.

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