@article{ref1,
title="Validity of the similarities ratio as a predictor of violent behavior: data from a mentally-retarded sample",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="1984",
author="Roszkowski, Michael J.",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="117-118",
abstract="It has been proposed that a low WAIS Similarities subtest scaled score, relative to the other subtests, is associated with violent behavior. The validity of this ratio was investigated in a sample of 106 mentally-retarded Ss. The ratio of Similarities to the sum of all the subtest scores was correlated with the Violent and Destructive Behavior domain from the Adaptive Behavior Scale. A very small (r = -0.11) and statistically-nonsignificant coefficient was derived, making this the third failure to replicate or generalize the validity of this index.<p />",
language="",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/0191-8869(84)90146-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(84)90146-6"
}