Predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaire
The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) is a self-report that predicts the risk of violence and recidivism and provides relevant information about treatment needs for incarcerated populations. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the concurrent and predictive validity of this self-repor...
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doaj-2109b02af1f444289611e343007a5f6b2020-11-24T22:30:46ZengSociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y ForenseEuropean Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context1889-18611989-40072016-07-01825156Predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaireJosé Manuel Andreu-Rodríguez0María Elena Peña-Fernández 1Wagdy Loza2Complutense University of Madrid, SpainComplutense University of Madrid, SpainQueen’s University, Ontario, CanadaThe Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) is a self-report that predicts the risk of violence and recidivism and provides relevant information about treatment needs for incarcerated populations. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the concurrent and predictive validity of this self-report in Spanish offenders. The SAQ was administered to 276 offenders recruited from several prisons in Madrid (Spain). SAQ total scores presented high levels of internal consistency (alpha = .92). Correlations of the instrument with violence risk instruments were statistically significant and showed a moderate magnitude, indicating a reasonable degree of concurrent validity. The ROC analysis carried out on the SAQ total score revealed an AUC of .80, showing acceptable accuracy discriminating between violent and nonviolent recidivist groups. It is concluded that the SAQ total score is a reliable and valid measure to estimate violence and recidivism risk in Spanish offenders.http://ejpalc.elsevier.es/en/predicting-risk-violence-through-self-appraisal/articulo/S1889186116300063/#.V3VJGLiLQdUSelf-Appraisal QuestionnaireViolence riskConcurrent and predictive validity |
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José Manuel Andreu-Rodríguez María Elena Peña-Fernández Wagdy Loza |
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Predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaire |
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Predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaire |
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Predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaire |
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Predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaire |
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Predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaire |
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predicting risk of violence through a self-appraisal questionnaire |
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Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense |
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European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context |
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1889-1861 1989-4007 |
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2016-07-01 |
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The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) is a self-report that predicts the risk of violence and recidivism and provides relevant information about treatment needs for incarcerated populations. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the concurrent and predictive validity of this self-report in Spanish offenders. The SAQ was administered to 276 offenders recruited from several prisons in Madrid (Spain). SAQ total scores presented high levels of internal consistency (alpha = .92). Correlations of the instrument with violence risk instruments were statistically significant and showed a moderate magnitude, indicating a reasonable degree of concurrent validity. The ROC analysis carried out on the SAQ total score revealed an AUC of .80, showing acceptable accuracy discriminating between violent and nonviolent recidivist groups. It is concluded that the SAQ total score is a reliable and valid measure to estimate violence and recidivism risk in Spanish offenders. |
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Self-Appraisal Questionnaire Violence risk Concurrent and predictive validity |
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