Levels of Attribution and Change in a High-Security Correctional Population

Autor:	Kevin L. Jackson, Philip R. Magaletta, Nancy A. Miller, Christopher A. Innes
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Psychometrics Rehabilitation Concurrent validity Population Test validity Developmental psychology Scale (social sciences) bacteria Set (psychology) Psychology Imprisonment Attribution education Law Social psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 39:1-17
ISSN:	1540-8558 1050-9674
DOI:	10.1300/j076v39n02_01
Popis:	The goal of this research is to test the psychometric properties of the Levels of Attribution and Change (LAC) scale using a segment of a High-Security Federal correctional population. The LAC measures ten causal attributions of a given problem. The theoretical and empirical interrelatedness of these attributions are explored through a range of statistical techniques. The results suggest that the LAC is a reliable instrument that demonstrates concurrent validity. Offender attributions or explanations about the causes of their imprisonment are represented by two dimensions. One is predominantly external, and the other is predominantly internal. A more complex LAC attribution set is associated with measures of treatment motivation and criminal thinking style. The utility of the LAC as an indicator of treatment responsivity is discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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