How childhood maltreatment influences aggression in juvenile offenders: a serial mediation model involving executive function and alexithymia
This study confirms dual pathways linking childhood maltreatment to aggression in juvenile offenders: direct effects and serial mediation through executive dysfunction and alexithymia. Findings underscore the need for trauma-informed interventions targeting cognitive and affective regulation skills to reduce violence in this high-risk group.
Authors
- Tao Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-9911)
- Weijie Meng
- Ruihao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0731-9557)
- Xue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-8308)
- Xiaodi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-0309)
Institutions
- United States Department of Justice (US)
- Ludong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03527-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- Ludong University