TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - The children's firesetting interview with psychiatrically referred and nonreferred children
JO  - Journal of abnormal child psychology
A1  - Kolko, David J.
A1  - Kazdin, A. E.
SP  - 609
EP  - 624
VL  - 17
IS  - 6
N2  - This study evaluated the Children's Firesetting Interview (CFI). The measure was developed to operationalize multiple domains of functioning derived from a risk-factor model of firesetting. The model poses that child, parent, and family characteristics promote firesetting and continuation of a pattern of firesetting. Major factors include curiosity about fire, involvement in and exposure to fire-related activities, and knowledge about first safety The CFI, consisting of 46 questions reflecting six a priori dimensions, was administered to 519 children (ages 6-13) recruited from nonpatient, outpatient, and inpatient samples. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the measure were satisfactory. Criterion validity was supported by the findings that firesetters showed greater curiosity about fire, involvement in fire-related activities, exposure to models/materials, and knowledge about things that burn than did nonfiresetters. These findings did not vary as a function of the child's patient status or level of antisocial behavior. Implications for the evaluation of firesetting risk are discussed.
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SN  - 0091-0627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -