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Impulsive and compulsive reading comprehension in the prison population.
Lucas Muñoz-López1, Francisca Serrano2, María Del Carmen López-Torrecillas3
1Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico, Facultad de Psicología, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain. neurologolucas@gmail.es.
BMC Psychiatry
|January 12, 2024
Summary
Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) exhibit distinct reading comprehension deficits compared to those with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), impacting criminal behavior assessments.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Forensic Science
Background:
- Developmental dyslexia involves persistent reading and writing deficits into adulthood.
- Dyslexia correlates with academic underachievement and behavioral issues, including criminal activity.
- This study focuses on reading comprehension in adults with personality disorders within a prison population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate reading comprehension differences between individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD).
- To analyze reading errors in relation to criminal behavior within a prison setting.
- To understand the impact of personality disorders on cognitive processes like reading.
Main Methods:
- Data collected from 194 participants (81 ASPD, 113 OCPD) in a prison.
- Interviews for demographic, criminal, and behavioral data.
- Utilized International Examination for Personality Disorders, Symptom Inventory, and Battery for the Assessment of Reading Processes.
Main Results:
- Significant differences in reading skills observed between ASPD and OCPD groups.
- OCPD group demonstrated poorer performance in lexical selection, semantic categorization, grammar, and expository comprehension.
- Conversely, the OCPD group showed superior narrative comprehension compared to the ASPD group.
Conclusions:
- OCPD group exhibited slower lexical-phonological coding and phonological activation.
- Reading comprehension patterns differ notably between ASPD and OCPD.
- Findings contribute to understanding cognitive profiles in personality disorders and their potential link to behavior.
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