Functioning of psychopathy and trait aggression as predictive variables of criminal recidivism

espanolEn el presente estudio se analizan varias medidas de agresividad y de psicopatia como posibles factores implicados en la reincidencia penitenciaria. Se obtuvieron datos sociodemograficos asi como de agresividad y de psicopatia (Cuestionario de Agresion, IPAS y TRIp) en una muestra de 110 varones internos de un centro penitenciario de Castilla-La Mancha (Espana). La muestra estuvo formada por dos grupos de 55 sujetos, caracterizados por presentar, o no, trastorno mental. Un 55.8% de los participantes eran reincidentes. La reincidencia mostro una asociacion estadisticamente significativa (p0.05), aunque se observa que entre los reincidentes existe una mayor proporcion de personas con un trastorno mental (63.6%). Los reclusos con enfermedad mental presentan un mayor riesgo de reincidencia delictiva y ese riesgo esta asociado a mayores puntuaciones en agresividad rasgo asi como con mayores puntuaciones en desinhibicion y mezquindad psicopatica. EnglishIn the current study, several measures of aggression and psychopathy are analyzed as possible factors involved in prison recidivism. Sociodemographic data as well as aggression and psychopathy trait measures (Aggression Questionnaire, IPAS and TRIp) were obtained in a sample of 110 male inmates from a penitentiary center in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The sample consisted of two groups of 55 subjects, characterized by presenting, or not, mental disorder. The 55.8% of the participants were persistent offenders. Recidivism showed a statistically significant association (p 0.05), although it is observed that among the recidivists there is a greater proportion of people with a mental disorder (63.6%). Inmates with mental illness have a higher risk for criminal recidivism and this risk is associated with higher scores in trait aggressiveness as well as higher scores in disinhibition and psychopathic meanness