Citation

Plante N, Daigle MS, Gaumont C, Charbonneau L, Gibbs J, Barriga A. Behav. Sci. Law 2012; 30(2): 196-210.

Affiliation

Bishop's University, Canada.; University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Canada.; Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia, Canada.; Philippe-Pinel Research Center, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2001

PMID

22331700

Abstract

'How I Think Questionnaire' (HIT) is used to measure self-serving cognitive distortions among delinquents. Previously validated on Americans, this instrument was translated, adapted and validated for French-speaking teens. To assess convergent and discriminant validity, 336 adolescents with externalizing behaviors in Québec (Canada) completed the HIT, the Self-Reported Delinquency Scale (SRD), and the Auto-aggression Questionnaire. There were 165 boys and 171 girls with M(age) = 16.4 years (SD = 0.5) who received services under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (n = 145) or the Youth Protection Act (n = 191). HIT and SRD total scores were correlated (0.51, p < 0.01). On the HIT, past suicidal attempting delinquents were not significantly different than non-suicide attempting delinquents; also delinquents living in closed detention facilities had more self-serving cognitive distortions than delinquents living in open facilities or under probation in the community. This French-language version of the HIT is a reliable and valid measure. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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