A Comparison of Diversity, Frequency, and Severity Self-Reported Offending Scores among Female Offending Youth

Autor/inn/en	Oudekerk, Barbara A.; Erbacher, Monica K.; Reppucci, N. Dickon
Titel	A Comparison of Diversity, Frequency, and Severity Self-Reported Offending Scores among Female Offending Youth
Quelle	In: Psychological Assessment, 24 (2012) 3, S.738-750 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-3590
DOI	10.1037/a0026791
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Violence; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Crime; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Severity (of Disability); Disabilities; Females; Delinquency; Individual Differences; Youth; Comparative Analysis; Predictor Variables; Scores; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Gewalt; Jugendstrafvollzug; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Schweregrad; Handicap; Behinderung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Kriminalität; Individueller Unterschied; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	Despite general consensus over the value of measuring self-reported offending, discrepancies exist in methods of scoring self-reported offending and the length of the reference period over which offending is assessed. This analysis compared the concurrent interassociations and longitudinal predictive strength of diversity, frequency, and severity offending scores measured over the past 6 months and diversity and severity scores measured "ever" between assessments. For violent offending, different scorings were highly correlated and equally predictive of adulthood offending. For nonviolent offending, there was significant continuity in diversity and severity-weighted diversity scores over the transition to adulthood but not in nonviolent frequency or severity-weighted frequency scores. Results support the use of offending diversity scores rather than offending frequency scores and highlight the importance of examining nonviolent and violent offending as separate constructs. (Contains 8 tables, 1 figure and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10