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Psychometric evaluation of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire in a Spanish sample of offenders
José M Andreu Rodríguez1, María E Peña Fernández, José L Graña Gómez
1Complutense University.
Background:
The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) is a self-report instrument designed to predict recidivism among adult criminal offenders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of this self-report in a Spanish sample of offenders.
Method:
The questionnaire was administered to 276 offenders recruited from various prisons in Madrid (Spain).
Results:
Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the underlying structure of SAQ was best explained by a one-factor solution. SAQ total scores exhibited high levels of internal consistency (.92). Correlations of the instrument with violence risk measures were statistically significant and had a moderate magnitude, indicating a reasonable degree of concurrent validity.
Conclusions:
After examination of its psychometric properties, it was concluded that the SAQ total score is a reliable and valid measure to estimate violence risk in Spanish offenders.
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