@article{ref1,
title="Measuring inappropriate responses of adolescents to problematic social situations in secure institutional and correctional youth care: a validation study of the TOPS-A",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2013",
author="van der Helm, G. H. P. and Matthys, W. and Moonen, X. and Giesen, N. and van Der Heide, Es and Stams, G. J. J. M.",
volume="28",
number="8",
pages="1579-1595",
abstract="The present study examined the construct, concurrent and divergent validity, and reliability of the &quot;Taxonomy of Problematic Social Situations-Adolescent self-report version&quot; (TOPS-A) in a sample of 128 adolescents placed in Dutch secure juvenile facilities. The instrument measures inappropriate responses of adolescents to problematic social situations at the living group. Confirmatory factor analysis of a four-factor model (inappropriate responses to situations of disadvantage, competition, accepting/giving help, and accepting authority) with a second-order factor (inappropriate responses to problematic social situations) showed an exact fit to the data, indicating construct validity of the TOPS-A. Evidence for concurrent validity was found in associations with aggression and living group climate. Divergent validity could not be reliably assessed. Cronbach's α reliability coefficients were satisfactory. The TOPS-A is a parsimonious instrument that can be used to assess and target inappropriate responses to problematic social situations in (delinquent) adolescents in secure institutional and correctional youth care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260512468322",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260512468322"
}