TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Conduct Disorder
T2 - A New Measurement Approach
AU - Reavy, Racheal
AU - Stein, L. A.R.
AU - Quina, Kathryn
AU - Paiva, Andrea L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, R01-13375 (PI, Stein) and National Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, R01-18851 (PI, Stein).
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - The Delinquent Activities Scale (DAS) was used to develop indicators of conduct disorder (CD) in terms of symptom severity and age of onset. Incarcerated adolescents (N = 190) aged 14 to 19 were asked about their delinquent behaviors, including age the behavior was first performed, as well as substance use and parental and peer influences. Assessments were performed for the 12 months prior to incarceration and at 3-month postrelease follow-up. Evidence supports the utility of the DAS as a measure of CD diagnosis, including concurrent incremental validity. Furthermore, CD severity (symptom count) was significantly associated with two peer factors: friend substance use and friend prior arrests, with medium to large effect sizes (ESs). Earlier age of CD onset was associated with earlier marijuana use. This study finds that the DAS is a useful instrument in that it is easy to apply and has adequate psychometrics.
AB - The Delinquent Activities Scale (DAS) was used to develop indicators of conduct disorder (CD) in terms of symptom severity and age of onset. Incarcerated adolescents (N = 190) aged 14 to 19 were asked about their delinquent behaviors, including age the behavior was first performed, as well as substance use and parental and peer influences. Assessments were performed for the 12 months prior to incarceration and at 3-month postrelease follow-up. Evidence supports the utility of the DAS as a measure of CD diagnosis, including concurrent incremental validity. Furthermore, CD severity (symptom count) was significantly associated with two peer factors: friend substance use and friend prior arrests, with medium to large effect sizes (ESs). Earlier age of CD onset was associated with earlier marijuana use. This study finds that the DAS is a useful instrument in that it is easy to apply and has adequate psychometrics.
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U2 - 10.1177/1078345813505448
DO - 10.1177/1078345813505448
M3 - Article
C2 - 24241820
AN - SCOPUS:84890891706
SN - 1078-3458
VL - 20
SP - 4
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Correctional Health Care
JF - Journal of Correctional Health Care
IS - 1
ER -
