The Role of Neuroticism, Sensation Seeking and Self-control in Predicting the Tendency to Criminal Behavior in Criminals Living in Homeless Shelters
Subject Areas : Aggression
mohsen mirzaei
1
,
ilnaz sajjadian
2
1 - MS,Department of Clinical Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch,Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Associate professor, department of clinical psychology, community health research center,Isfahan(khorasgan) branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Keywords: criminal behavior, Neuroticism, Sensation seeking, Self-control, Homeless shelters,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of neuroticism, sensation seeking and self-control in predicting the tendency to criminal behavior in criminals living in hothouses. The descriptive research method was correlation type. The statistical population included all people with criminal behavior living in hothouses in Isfahan city in the spring of 2023. 400 people were selected by available sampling method. The research tools included a questionnaire (Hari psychopathy self-report, 1991), five personality traits questionnaire (McCree and Costa, 1985), Arendt's sensation seeking (1993) and self-control (Tanji et al., 2004). The research data was analyzed using SPSS software. The results of the correlation coefficient showed that sensation seeking and neuroticism have a positive and significant relationship with criminal behaviors and self-control has a negative and significant relationship with criminal behaviors. The results of the regression analysis showed that in the first step, self-control accounted for 88.1% of the variance of criminal behaviors, in the second step, self-control and neuroticism accounted for 88.7% of the variance of criminal behaviors, and in the third step, self-control, neuroticism and sensation seeking accounted for 88.9% of the variance of criminal behaviors of criminals. It explains living in greenhouses.Based on the results of the research; it is suggested to pay attention to the neuroticism, sensation seeking and self-control of criminals living in homeless shelters in order to prevent criminal behavior.
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