2007
Exploring interactive effects of genes and environments in etiology of individual differences in reading comprehension
Grigorenko EL, Deyoung CG, Getchell M, Haeffel GJ, Klinteberg BA, Koposov RA, Oreland L, Pakstis AJ, Ruchkin VV, Yrigollen CM. Exploring interactive effects of genes and environments in etiology of individual differences in reading comprehension. Development And Psychopathology 2007, 19: 1089-1103. PMID: 17931436, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579407000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual differencesReading-related processesHigher-order cognitive skillsCatechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) geneExecutive functioningCognitive processesCognitive skillsComprehension difficultiesAdolescent delinquentsMaternal rejectionComprehensionMain effectInteractive effectsImportant predictorCOMTHierarchical logistic regression modelsDelinquentsFunctioningSkillsReadingSuch processesInteraction termsPresence/absenceDifferencesPredictors
2002
Alcohol use in delinquent adolescents from Northern Russia: the role of personality, parental rearing and family history of alcohol abuse
Ruchkin V, Koposov R, Eisemann M, Hägglöf B. Alcohol use in delinquent adolescents from Northern Russia: the role of personality, parental rearing and family history of alcohol abuse. Personality And Individual Differences 2002, 32: 1139-1148. DOI: 10.1016/s0191-8869(00)00186-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent Alcohol Involvement ScaleRutgers Alcohol Problem IndexAlcohol-related problemsPersonality traitsDelinquent adolescentsParental rearingAlcohol useAlcohol involvementRole of personalityAlcohol abuseEmotional warmthEMBU questionnaireProblem behaviorCharacter InventoryInvolvement ScaleMore rejectionAlcohol misuseSubstance usePersonalityDelinquentsProblem IndexInteractive natureAbuseAdolescentsTemperamentPredicting recidivism in delinquent adolescents from psychological and psychiatric assessment
Vermeiren R, Schwab-Stone M, Ruchkin V, De Clippele A, Deboutte D. Predicting recidivism in delinquent adolescents from psychological and psychiatric assessment. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2002, 43: 142-149. PMID: 11893993, DOI: 10.1053/comp.2002.30809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelinquent adolescentsPsychological assessmentLower verbal IQStandard intelligence testsPredictors of recidivismMale juvenile delinquentsDevelopment of preventionVerbal IQIntellectual functioningIntelligence testsPsychological characteristicsConduct disorderJuvenile delinquentsFuture offendingRecidivismAdolescentsFuture researchSemistructured interviewsCurrent studyDelinquentsPsychiatric disordersSpecific aspectsPsychiatric assessmentPsychiatric diagnosisLong-term relationshipsViolence Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress, and Personality in Juvenile Delinquents
RUCHKIN VV, SCHWAB-STONE M, KOPOSOV R, VERMEIREN R, STEINER H. Violence Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress, and Personality in Juvenile Delinquents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2002, 41: 322-329. PMID: 11886027, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200203000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stressViolence exposureJuvenile delinquentsComorbid psychopathologyPersonality traitsFull posttraumatic stress disorderPartial posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptom scoresMale juvenile delinquentsFull DSM-IV criteriaViolence-related experiencesStress disorderPTSD criteriaBehavior activationRussian juvenile delinquentsDelinquent youthPoor copingBehavior inhibitionIndividual perceptionsDSM-IV criteriaPsychopathologyMost delinquentsDelinquentsAmerican sample
2001
Conduct problems in Russian adolescents: the role of personality and parental rearing
Ruchkin V, Koposov R, Eisemann M, Hägglöf B. Conduct problems in Russian adolescents: the role of personality and parental rearing. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2001, 10: 19-27. PMID: 11315532, DOI: 10.1007/s007870170043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental rearingAntisocial behaviorConduct problemsCurrent antisocial behaviorRole of personalityChildhood conduct problemsSelf-directed characterChildhood conduct disorderEMBU questionnaireRussian adolescentsBehavior ChecklistConduct disorderCharacter InventoryPersonality dimensionsChildhood problemsPredictive patternsExtreme groupsInteractive naturePersonalityDelinquentsAdolescentsTemperamentAdolescenceBehaviorPresent study
2000
Family functioning, parental rearing and behavioural problems in delinquents
Ruchkin V, Eisemann M, Koposov R, Hägglöf B. Family functioning, parental rearing and behavioural problems in delinquents. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2000, 7: 310-319. DOI: 10.1002/1099-0879(200010)7:4<310::aid-cpp264>3.0.co;2-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-Report Family InventoryBehavioral problemsSample of delinquentsDifferent factor structuresFamily functioningFamily variablesBehavior problemsPsychological problemsJuvenile delinquentsDysfunctional familiesFamily InventoryFactor structureRussian sampleDelinquentsViolent subgroupsResearch evidencePowerful predictorAggression and psychological problems in juvenile male delinquents versus controls in russia Alternative ways of “letting off steam”?
Ruchkin V, Eisemann M. Aggression and psychological problems in juvenile male delinquents versus controls in russia Alternative ways of “letting off steam”? Aggression And Violent Behavior 2000, 5: 217-225. DOI: 10.1016/s1359-1789(98)00037-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological problemsMale delinquentsYouth Self-ReportJuvenile correction centreVerbal aggressionDelinquent adolescentsAggression QuestionnaireInteractional modelDelinquent behaviorSelf-ReportPsychological symptomsAggressive behaviorAggressionSomatic symptomsDelinquentsCorrections centerSecondary schoolsEmotionsCognitionAngerSubtraitsAdolescentsHostilityBehaviorSymptoms
1998
Behaviour/emotional problems in male juvenile delinquents and controls in Russia: the role of personality traits
Ruchkin V, Eisemann M, Cloninger C. Behaviour/emotional problems in male juvenile delinquents and controls in Russia: the role of personality traits. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1998, 98: 231-236. PMID: 9761412, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10073.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehaviour/emotional problemsYouth Self-ReportRole of personalityJuvenile correction centreCertain personality traitsMale juvenile delinquentsEmotional problemsHarm avoidanceDelinquent behaviorPsychobiological theoryPersonality traitsSelf-ReportCharacter InventoryJuvenile delinquentsMale delinquentsPsychological symptomsPsychopathological manifestationsPersonalityDelinquentsCorrections centerAge-matched male controlsTemperamentCloningerHigh levelsAvoidanceInterrelations between temperament, character, and parental rearing in male delinquent adolescents in Northern Russia
Ruchkin V, Eisemann M, Hägglöf B, Cloninger C. Interrelations between temperament, character, and parental rearing in male delinquent adolescents in Northern Russia. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1998, 39: 225-230. PMID: 9675508, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-440x(98)90065-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale delinquent adolescentsDelinquent adolescentsParental rearingHarm avoidanceParental emotional warmthParent-child relationshipParental rearing practicesParental rejectionEmotional warmthTemperament traitsCharacter dimensionsNovelty seekingCharacter InventoryPersonality dimensionsDelinquent groupOwn memoryRearing practicesCharacter developmentTemperamentInteractive natureDelinquentsHigh levelsAdolescentsNonviolent crimesAvoidance