TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Measuring Cognitive Distortion in Antisocial Youth: Development and Preliminary Validation of the "How I Think" Questionnaire
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Barriga, Alvaro Q.
A1  - Gibbs, John C.
SP  - 333
EP  - 343
VL  - 22
IS  - 5
N2  - The present study describes the development and preliminary validation of the "How I Think" questionnaire (HIT), a new measure of self-serving cognitive distortion. The HIT is based upon Gibbs and Potter's [Gibbs, 1993; Gibbs et al., 1995] four-category typology of cognitive distortion: Self-Centered, Blaming Others, Minimizing/Mislabeling, and Assuming the Worst. The preliminary HIT exhibited high test-retest and internal consistency reliability, and generally good construct validity. Correlations between the HIT and self-reported antisocial or externalizing behavior remained significant after controlling for internalizing disorders [Achenbach, 1991]. The four typological categories performed comparably well. The HIT was partially successful in discriminating criterion groups. The findings are discussed in terms of theory, research, and application. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Aggressive Behavior, 1996. Copyright © 1996 by Wiley-Liss, Inc.)  For more information on the How I Think (HIT) Questionnaire, see VioEval record number 631.  Survey Instrument Instrument Development Instrument Validity Juvenile Behavior Juvenile Problem Behavior Juvenile Antisocial Behavior Behavior Assessment Moral Reasoning Juvenile Anger Anger Management Juvenile Prosocial Behavior Prosocial Skills Social Skills Development 06-02<p />
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SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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