The Self-Report Delinquency Scale From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health Among At-Risk for Delinquency Youths

Pechorro, Pedro; Moreira, Katinea; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Martins, João Pedro Poças; Liddle, J. Alexander

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-17-00165

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“…Higher scores indicate higher levels of juvenile delinquency. The Portuguese version of the AHSRD was used in the current study (Pechorro et al 2019c). This Portuguese version of the AHSRD was previously validated among at-risk for delinquency male and female youth, and revealed the expected two-factor latent structure; internal consistency values were considered good.…”

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The Brief Self-Control Scale and Its Refined Version among Incarcerated and Community Youths: Psychometrics and Measurement Invariance

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Self-control refers to the ability to override impulses and behave in accordance with societal norms, and deficits in self-control are strongly associated with conduct problems, externalizing disorders, crime, and violence. Here, we examine the psychometric properties of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) and its refined version (BSCS-R) among a forensic sample (n = 131) of incarcerated male youth and a school sample of male (n = 257) and female (n = 213) youth from Portugal. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the original one-factor structure of the BSCS and the refined two-factor structure of the BSCS-R obtained adequate fits. The BSCS demonstrated strong measurement invariance across gender and setting (forensic versus school), while the BSCS-R only revealed gender measurement invariance. The BSCS also tended to perform better that the BSCS-R in terms of other psychometric properties, including internal consistency measured by Alpha and Omega coefficients, discriminant and convergent validities, criterion validity, and known-groups validity. Findings support the use of the BSCS among justice-involved and community youth, but caution is advised regarding the use of its refined version in forensic settings.

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The Brief Self-Control Scale and Its Refined Version among Incarcerated and Community Youths: Psychometrics and Measurement Invariance

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“…Higher scores indicate higher levels of self-reported criminality. The AHSRD was validated in Portugal among the youth population (Pechorro, DeLisi, et al, 2019a;Pechorro, Moreira, et al, 2019b) and the internal consistency for the current study was excellent (Cronbach's α = 0.93).…”

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“…Add Health Self-Report Delinquency (AHSRD; Pechorro, DeLisi, Gonçalves, Quintas, & Palma, 2019a; Pechorro, Moreira, Basto-Pereira, Oliveira, & Ray, 2019b). This is a 17-item self-report measure of juvenile delinquency originally developed for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health).…”

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An antisocial alchemy: Psychopathic traits as a moderator of the different forms and functions of aggression in delinquency and conduct disorder among youth

DeLisi

Pechorro

Gonçalves

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International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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The aim of the present study is to examine the possible role of psychopathic traits as a moderator of the aggression-antisociality/delinquency link. Our sample was composed of 567 youth (M = 15.91 years, SD = 0.99 years, age range = 14-18 years) from Portugal. Results indicated that psychopathic features significantly moderate four different forms and functions of aggressionproactive overt, proactive relational, reactive overt, and reactive relationalwhen predicting delinquency. However, psychopathic traits only significantly moderate proactive relational aggression when predicting Conduct Disorder. Psychopathic traits and aggression constitute an antisocial alchemy for antisocial behavior but more research is needed about moderation effects therein particularly among clinical and justice system involved samples of youth to inform behavioral interventions.

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“…Higher scores indicate higher levels of self-reported delinquency. The Portuguese version of the AHSRD was used in the current study (Pechorro, Moreira, et al, 2019). The internal consistency for the current study was AHSRD total = .97, Nonviolent = .93, and Violent = .97.…”

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Investigating Sex-Related Moderation Effects and Mediation Effects of Self-Control on Delinquency Among Portuguese Youth

Pechorro

DeLisi

Quintas

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Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Self-control refers to the ability to override impulses and behave in accordance with societal norms. Deficits in self-control are strongly associated with conduct problems, externalizing disorders, crime, and violence. The main aim of the present study is to investigate possible moderation and mediation effects related to self-control. A school sample of male ( n = 257, M = 15.97 years, SD = .98 years) and female ( n = 213, M = 15.79 years, SD = 1.03 years) youth from Portugal agreed to participate. Moderation analysis revealed that sex moderates the relationship between self-control and aggression, conduct disorder symptoms, and self-reported delinquency. Mediation analysis revealed that self-control mediates the relations between both triarchic psychopathic traits and dark triad traits, and the self-reported juvenile delinquency outcome. The findings suggest that self-control exerts significant effects on the criminal/antisocial-related variables examined among Portuguese youth.

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The Self-Report Delinquency Scale From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health Among At-Risk for Delinquency Youths

Cited by 24 publications

References 57 publications

The Brief Self-Control Scale and Its Refined Version among Incarcerated and Community Youths: Psychometrics and Measurement Invariance

The Brief Self-Control Scale and Its Refined Version among Incarcerated and Community Youths: Psychometrics and Measurement Invariance

An antisocial alchemy: Psychopathic traits as a moderator of the different forms and functions of aggression in delinquency and conduct disorder among youth

Investigating Sex-Related Moderation Effects and Mediation Effects of Self-Control on Delinquency Among Portuguese Youth

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