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- Influence
The relationship between juvenile psychopathic traits, delinquency and (violent) recidivism: a meta-analysis.
- J. Asscher, E. van Vugt, G. Stams, M. Deković, V. Eichelsheim, S. Yousfi
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and…
- 1 November 2011
A meta-analysis of k = 53 studies containing 60 non-overlapping samples and 10,073 participants was conducted to investigate whether psychopathy was associated with delinquency and (violent)… Expand
Students' and teachers' cognitions about good teachers.
- J. Beishuizen, E. Hof, C. M. van Putten, S. Bouwmeester, J. Asscher
- Psychology, Medicine
- The British journal of educational psychology
- 1 June 2001
BACKGROUND
Good teachers have been studied ever since Plato described how Socrates taught by asking questions of his audience. Recent findings shed light on two characteristics of good teachers:… Expand
Aftercare programs for reducing recidivism among juvenile and young adult offenders: a meta-analytic review.
- C. James, G. Stams, J. Asscher, Anne Katrien De Roo, Peter H van der Laan
- Psychology, Medicine
- Clinical psychology review
- 29 September 2010
The aim of this meta-analytic study, including 22 studies and 5764 participants, was to examine the effects of aftercare programs on recidivism in juvenile and young adult offenders released from… Expand
Germs and angels: the role of testimony in young children's ontology.
- P. Harris, Elisabeth S. Pasquini, S. Duke, J. Asscher, F. Pons
- Psychology, Medicine
- Developmental science
- 2006
In three experiments, children's reliance on other people's testimony as compared to their own, first-hand experience was assessed in the domain of ontology. Children ranging from 4 to 8 years were… Expand
Toddlers’ Temperament Profiles: Stability and Relations to Negative and Positive Parenting
- A. L. Van den Akker, M. Deković, P. Prinzie, J. Asscher
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of abnormal child psychology
- 8 January 2010
This study investigated the type and stability of temperament profiles in toddlers, and relations of profile probability to negative and positive parenting trajectories. Mothers (N = 96) rated their… Expand
Effects of early prevention programs on adult criminal offending: a meta-analysis.
- M. Deković, Meike Slagt, J. Asscher, L. Boendermaker, V. Eichelsheim, P. Prinzie
- Psychology, Medicine
- Clinical psychology review
- 1 June 2011
This meta-analysis investigated the long term effects of prevention programs conducted during early and middle childhood on criminal offending during adulthood. The analyses included 3611… Expand
The effectiveness of institutional youth care over the past three decades: A meta-analysis
- J.J.W. de Swart, H. V. D. Broek, +4 authors G. V. D. Helm
- Medicine
- 1 September 2012
A meta-analysis of 27 controlled studies, including 17,038 youth, was conducted to examine the effectiveness of institutional youth care over the past three decades. We compared institutional… Expand
A meta-analysis of intensive family preservation programs: placement prevention and improvement of family functioning
- C. Al, G. J. Stams, Miranda S. Bek, Esther M. Damen, J. Asscher, P. Laan
- Medicine
- 1 August 2012
The aims of the present study were, first, to establish the effect of brief, in-home intensive family preservation programs on prevention of out-of-home placement, family functioning, child behavior… Expand
Mean-level personality development across childhood and adolescence: a temporary defiance of the maturity principle and bidirectional associations with parenting.
- Alithe L. Van den Akker, M. Deković, J. Asscher, P. Prinzie
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 18 August 2014
In this study, we investigated mean-level personality development in children from 6 to 20 years of age. Additionally, we investigated longitudinal, bidirectional associations between child… Expand
Gender Differences in the Impact of Abuse and Neglect Victimization on Adolescent Offending Behavior
- J. Asscher, C. E. van der Put, G. Stams
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of Family Violence
- 25 January 2015
The present study examines gender differences in the association between abuse and neglect during childhood, and sexual and violent offending in juvenile delinquents. Female juvenile delinquents were… Expand