TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Validity and reliability of the self-report delinquency among a sample of at-risk youths
JO  - Journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology
A1  - Pechorro, Pedro
A1  - Lima, Rissélice
A1  - Simões, Mário R.
A1  - DeLisi, Matt
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
VL  - 30
IS  - 1
N2  - Self-Report Delinquency scales have formed the basis of much understanding of juvenile delinquency today, but further improvement and extensive measurement research on self-report measures of crime are needed. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the shorter general delinquency scale version of the classic commonly used Self-Report of Delinquency (SRD) measure created for the original National Youth Survey (NYS) using a sample (N = 412) of male (n = 200) and female (n = 212) at-risk Portuguese youths. The shorter version of the SRD demonstrated satisfactory validity and reliability, namely in terms of its latent one-factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, divergent validity, concurrent criterion validity and discriminant groups validity that overall justifies its use among this population. The shorter general delinquency scale version of the SRD is a valid and reliable measure from a modern psychometric perspective that can be used with at-risk youths.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1478-9949
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2018.1439991
ID  - ref1
ER  -