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Prisoners of XYY Constitution: Psychological Aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. W. Griffiths
A. W. Griffiths*
Affiliation:
H.M. Prison, Wandsworth, London, S.W.18
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There is little definite information about the psychological correlates of the XYY chromosome anomaly. Hope et al. (1967) made observations on 7 subjects relevant to Reactive-Narcissism (Ss scores lower), Dependence (higher), Over-activity (lower), HOQ (More obsessional). Other studies with inconclusive results have been made by Little (1968), Nielsen and Tsuboi (1969) 9SS, Street and Watson (1969) 22SS, and Forssman (1970) 11Ss.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 549 , August 1971 , pp. 193 - 194
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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