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Abstract
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SafetyLit comment: The assessment tool is indeed MEGA♪ with a superscript musical note symbol. The full title of the tool is: Multiplex Empirically Guided Inventory of Ecological Aggregates for Assessing Sexually Abusive Adolescents and Children.
Prognostic utility of MEGA♪ was evaluated on a sample of 969 male and female youth without history of sexually-related probation or parole violation. Six month follow-up of 334 (34 %) found a new sexually-related probation or parole violation occurred in 28 (8.4 %). ROC findings showed Risk Scale significantly (p < .001) predictive of a new violation (AUC = .71 [95 % CI = .62 to .80]). MEGA♪ Risk Scale scores added incremental prognostic utility over demographic variables (p < 0.001) and resulted in a net reclassification improvement of 31.5%. Contravention for youth ages 4 to 12 was defined as new reports of sexually abusive behaviors in three or more different locations, or sexual behaviors that included oral, anal, vaginal, direct skin to skin contact, and/or penetration. Post-hoc analysis found 8 youth (21 %) experienced these outcomes. Risk Scale was significantly predictive (AUC = .77 [95 % C.I. = .60 to .96; p = 0.016]).
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