Highlights
- Depression moderated the effects of MI on delinquent behaviors 3 months after treatment.
- Compared to meditation, MI is better at reducing predatory aggression when depressive symptoms are low.
- Compared to meditation, MI is better at reducing alcohol-related predatory aggression when depressive symptoms are low.
The current study investigated the
impact of MI on general, alcohol-related, and marijuana-related delinquent
behaviors in incarcerated adolescents. Participants in the study were
incarcerated adolescents in a state correctional facility in the Northeast
region and were assessed as part of a larger randomized clinical trial.
Adolescents were randomly assigned to receive MI or relaxation therapy (RT)
(N = 189) treatment. Delinquent behaviors and depressive symptomatology were
measured using the Delinquent Activities Scale (DAS; Reavy, Stein, Paiva,
Quina, & Rossi, 2012) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies—Depression
scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1991) respectively.
Findings indicate that depression
moderated treatment effects. Compared to RT, MI was better at reducing
predatory aggression and alcohol-related predatory aggression 3 months
post-release when depressive symptoms were low. Identifying an efficacious
treatment for these adolescents may benefit society in that it may decrease crimes
against persons (i.e., predatory aggression) post release.
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Cancer Prevention Research Center, University of Rhode
Island (http://web.uri.edu/cprc/), 130 Flagg Rd., Kingston, RI 02881
The Rhode Island Training School, 300 New London Avenue,
Cranston, RI 02920
Correspondence
Corresponding author at: Cancer Prevention Research Center,
University of Rhode Island, 130 Flagg Rd., Kingston, RI, 02881. Tel.: +1 401
874 4013; fax: +1 401 874 5562.
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