Abstract
Over the past 50 years, the rate of antisocial behaviors have increased in frequency and severity among children and adolescent. In a number of studies, cognitive distortions have been shown to be directly related to criminal and antisocial behavior. Hence, it is important to check the frequency of antisocial behavior among adolescent in every society. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of cognitive distortion or antisocial behavior among higher secondary adolescent. To determine the cognitive distortion and antisocial behavior the study used the Bangla Version of HIT questionnaire. To measure the prevalence, at first we determine the cutoff score for cognitive distortion and antisocial behavior using ROC curve, sensitivity, specificity and Youden Index. The target sample were 191 higher secondary school going adolescent who are consider as not delinquent or normal sample. Another group of 30 samples was included from juvenile Correction Center considering as delinquent sample to determine the cutoff score. The result found the cutoff score for cognitive distortion or antisocial behavior is 76.5. The result of the study was alarming and found that 42.7% adolescent were cognitively distorted and had antisocial behavior. The study also found that boys had more antisocial behavior than girls (44.6% vs 42.7%). The result also found that socio economic status was related to cognitive distortion and antisocial behavior. These findings suggest that cognitive distortion and antisocial behavior among higher secondary adolescent in Bangladeshi population are public health concern and assumed to threats for society. Since, cognitive distortion of adolescent should be prevented by imposing interventions. In a consequence, we will able to contribute the future national developmental process by reducing crime from Bangladesh.
Highlights
Violence, its consequences and related activities pose a major public health problem for society (Connor, 2002)
Self-serving cognitive distortions are of particular interest to research as these appear to be related to externalizing behavior problems, delinquent and antisocial behavior
It is important to check the frequency of antisocial behavior among adolescent in every society, because it can take a serious toll on the country’s security along with the person’s mental health if left unchecked and untreated cognitive distortion as well as these coercive antisocial behavior patterns
Summary
Its consequences and related activities pose a major public health problem for society (Connor, 2002). In the book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy David Burns (1980) outlined different mistakes in thinking which he called cognitive distortions, are those cognitions which are logical but irrational (Burns & Bake, 1980) These are ways that our mind convinces us of something that is not true. According to Barriga, Landau, Stinson, Liau, and Gibbs (2000), cognitive distortions are inaccurate ways of attending to or conferring meaning on experience These can be thought as biased processing tendencies and can manifest in internalizing or externalizing manners (Gibbs, Potter, Barriga, & Liau, 1996). It presents an unrealistic view of reality, which is maladaptive, because it causes negative mood, impairs behavioral functioning, impedes productive thinking about the situation and reinforces underlying irrational beliefs (Persons, 1989). Self-serving cognitive distortions are of particular interest to research as these appear to be related to externalizing behavior problems, delinquent and antisocial behavior
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