“…_ The Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach, 1991) _ Youth Self Report Form (YSR, Achenbach, 1991) Personal adjustment _ Self-Esteem Scale (SE, Beckett, 1997) _ The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Emotional Loneliness Scale (EL, Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980) _ Locus of Control (LOC, Nowicki & Strickland, 1973) _ Interpersonal Reactivity Inventory (IRI, Davis, 1980) _ Impulsivity (I, Eysenck & Eysenck, 1978) _ Children's Assertiveness Behaviour Scale (CABS, Michelson & Wood, 1982) Anger management _ Novaco Anger Scale (NAS, Novaco, 1996) Psychosocial adjustment _ Family Environment Scale (FES, Moos & Moos, 1986) _ Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI, Parker, Tupling & Brown, 1979) _ The Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS, Dahlem, Zimet, & Walker, 1991) Validity of Self-Reports _ Personal Reaction Inventory (Social Desirability or Soc D, Beckett, Beach, Fisher & Fordham, 1994) What follows is a brief account of each instrument. It is worth noting the instruments used in this study to measure personal adjustment and anger management come from the Adolescent Sex Offender Assessment Pack (A-SOAP, Beckett, 1997).…”