TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Severe vs. nonsevere firesetters revisited
JO  - Child welfare
A1  - Sakheim, G. A.
A1  - Osborn, E.
SP  - 411
EP  - 434
VL  - 78
IS  - 4
N2  - The study reported here compares a group of 75 severe firesetters with a group of 105 nonfiresetters and minor firesetters along 32 variables that have been positively correlated with juvenile firesetting behavior. A chisquare analysis of the data revealed that the frequencies observed in the 75 "severe" cases differ significantly from those in the "nonsevere" group. A prediction equation was derived from the 14 most salient variables. This equation can be used to differentiate severe/high-risk from minor/low-risk firesetters 95% of the time.
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SN  - 0009-4021
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -