TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Psychometric evaluation of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire in a Spanish sample of offenders
JO  - Psicothema
A1  - Andreu Rodríguez, José M.
A1  - Peña Fernández, María E.
A1  - Graña Gómez, José L.
SP  - 395
EP  - 401
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) is a self-report instrument designed to predict recidivism among adult criminal offenders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of this self-report in a Spanish sample of offenders. <br><br>METHOD: The questionnaire was administered to 276 offenders recruited from various prisons in Madrid (Spain). <br><br>RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the underlying structure of SAQ was best explained by a one-factor solution. SAQ total scores exhibited high levels of internal consistency (.92). Correlations of the instrument with violence risk measures were statistically significant and had a moderate magnitude, indicating a reasonable degree of concurrent validity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: After examination of its psychometric properties, it was concluded that the SAQ total score is a reliable and valid measure to estimate violence risk in Spanish offenders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-9915
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2015.44
ID  - ref1
ER  -