Need structure, leisure motivation, and psychosocial adjustment among young offenders and high school students

Article Abstract:

Psychological tests were used to compare juvenile offenders and high school students. Results indicate that the young offenders were less well adjusted than the high school students and had different personality needs and leisure motivation.

High school students, Leisure

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Validating the High Risk Situations Questionnaire for Young Offenders in a forensic hospital

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The High Risk Situations Questionnaire for Young Offenders assesses behavior in terms of aggression, delinquency, and negative affectivity. Delinquency scores were higher for property offenses than violent offenses, and negative affectivity and aggressive scores were higher for violent offenses.

Risk assessment, Evaluation, Teenagers, Youth, Psychology, Forensic, Forensic psychology

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Therapeutic factors in group treatment evaluated by sex offenders: a consumers' report

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A study analyzed the Yalom Card Sort completed by 100 male sex offenders after 6 to 18 months of inpatient group therapy. The rankings of therapeutic factors are discussed, and and treatment implications are reviewed.

Alberta, Sex offenders, Surveys, Group psychotherapy, Group counseling

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