Citation

Pechorro P, Lima R, Simões MR, DeLisi M. J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. 2019; 30(1): 1-16.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14789949.2018.1439991

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Self-Report Delinquency scales have formed the basis of much understanding of juvenile delinquency today, but further improvement and extensive measurement research on self-report measures of crime are needed. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the shorter general delinquency scale version of the classic commonly used Self-Report of Delinquency (SRD) measure created for the original National Youth Survey (NYS) using a sample (N = 412) of male (n = 200) and female (n = 212) at-risk Portuguese youths. The shorter version of the SRD demonstrated satisfactory validity and reliability, namely in terms of its latent one-factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, divergent validity, concurrent criterion validity and discriminant groups validity that overall justifies its use among this population. The shorter general delinquency scale version of the SRD is a valid and reliable measure from a modern psychometric perspective that can be used with at-risk youths.

Language: en

Keywords

Assessment; self-report delinquency; validation; youth