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Examination of convergent validity of start: AV ratings among male juveniles on probation
Type of publication
Straipsnis kitoje duomenų bazėje / Article in other database (S4)
Author(s)
Klimukienė, Virginija | Vilniaus universitetas |
Vilniaus universitetas | |
Vilniaus universitetas | |
Baltrūnas, Mykolas | Vilniaus universitetas |
Title
Examination of convergent validity of start: AV ratings among male juveniles on probation
Date Issued
2018
Extent
p. 31-54
Is part of
Tarptautinis psichologijos žurnalas : biopsichosocialinis požiūris = International journal of psychology : a biopsychosocial approach. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, 2018, no. 22.
Description
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License CC BY-NC
Field of Science
Abstract
The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START: AV, Viljoen, Nicholls, Cruise, Desmarais, & Webster, 2014) provides a structural professional judgement on the risk of adverse outcomes related to harm to others and rule violations. The advantage of START: AV is in that it includes the assessment of both strengths and vulnerabilities. As it is a relatively new assessment tool, the questions related to psychometric properties of the measure are still topical, especially in intercultural context. The reliability and convergent validity of START: AV ratings were examined in a sample of 159 male juveniles (Mage = 16.97, SD = 0.81) on probation. Information about the psychosocial functioning of the minors was collected during the interviews with probation officers and rated by the researchers according to the START: AV User Guide. The Subtypes of Antisocial Behaviour (STAB; Burt & Donnellan, 2009), the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM; Patrick, 2010), and the Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified (CSS-M; Shields & Simourd, 1991) were used as convergent measures in this study. The results provided evidence for the reliability of the START: AV ratings and associations between behavioural variables, psychopathy constructs and START: AV are in favour of its concurrent validity. Pro-criminal attitudes were not associated with START: AV ratings, and further research is needed to test the manifestation of pro-criminal attitudes among juvenile offenders on probation. These findings support for further testing the START: AV on its predictive validity as well as utility in work with juvenile offenders.
Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
ISSN (of the container)
1941-7233
2345-024X
eLABa
36907663
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Bibliographic Details
68
Project(s)
Risk and Protective Factors as Predictors of Delinquent Juveniles’ Behavior |
Access Rights
Atviroji prieiga / Open Access
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