Development of Attribution-Based Scales Associated With Proactive, Reactive, and Acquisitive Offending
| Autor: | Daryl G. Kroner, Mary Louise Cashel, Brett Lacey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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050901 criminology
05 social sciences Psychological intervention Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Criminals Suicide prevention Aggression Clinical Psychology Social Perception Scale (social sciences) Intervention (counseling) Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Crime 0509 other social sciences Recklessness Attribution Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36:6274-6296 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6518 0886-2605 |
| Popis: | This study outlines the development of attribution scales to assess the antecedent processes of proactive, reactive, and acquisitive offending. Empirical keying, internal consistency, and item performance were the three test development strategies. Six samples (total N = 1,527) from parole, university, probation, and prison were used. The Proactive scale (10 items) reflected coldness and distance between offender and victims, the Reactive scale (10 items) reflected recklessness and excuses for violent behavior, and the Acquisitive scale (15 items) reflected less negative views of crime and choices. Convergent and discriminant validities were demonstrated by the Proactive scale stronger correlations with planning items, the Reactive scale stronger correlations with affective and person-based items, and the Acquisitive scale stronger correlations with other-based motives. Linking Proactive, Reactive, and Acquisitive scales to an offense provides psychological meaning that can benefit assessment and interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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