A Factor Analytic Study of Personality and Intellectual Variables in Incarcerated Delinquent Males and Females

A Factor Analytic Study of Personality and Intellectual Variables in Incarcerated Delinquent Males and Females

Presents a factor analysis of personality, intellectual, demographic and behavioral variables obtained from 200 incarcerated delinquents. Results described five personality groupings: White and older adolescent offenders with good verbal skills, the older adolescent offender, the institutional disru...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Psychology Vol. 39; no. 4; p. 614
Main Author: Eaker, H. A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 1983
Subjects:
Adolescents
Classification
Delinquency
Factor Analysis
Institutionalized Persons
Personality Assessment
Predictor Variables
Screening Tests
Secondary Education
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Summary:Presents a factor analysis of personality, intellectual, demographic and behavioral variables obtained from 200 incarcerated delinquents. Results described five personality groupings: White and older adolescent offenders with good verbal skills, the older adolescent offender, the institutional disrupter, and the anxious, verbal offender rated as "a good therapy risk." (JAC)