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An Exploratory Analysis of a Scale to Measure Attitudes Towards Mentally Disordered Offenders
Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice Pub Date : 2020-10-21 , DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2020.1829448
Sarah Ashworth 1 , Paul Mooney 2 , Kevin Browne 3 , Ruth J. Tully 4
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ABSTRACT

This study adapts and validates a scale designed to measure Attitudes Toward Mentally Disordered Offenders (ATMDO). It is thought that by monitoring and subsequently improving attitudes, negative potentially damaging milieus within criminal justice, forensic mental health, and society in general can be minimized. Participants (N = 364) were recruited via snowball technique and data collected using an online version of the ATMDO. Psychometric properties were assessed. Test-retest and convergent validity was assessed with additional samples A (N = 30) and B (N = 50) respectively. Utilizing a cross-sectional design, differences in ATMDO scores across occupational groups were compared. The ATMDO demonstrates robust internal structure, reliability, and validity. Although ATMDO scores did not differ significantly across occupational groups, some differences were seen at a factorial level. Regression analysis demonstrates the influence of both demographic and occupation-related variables in predicting ATMDO scores. The ATMDO is robust and has clinical utility for comparison of professional groups or institutions, and within recruitment procedures. A model is proposed for the effects of exposure (catalyst factor) and professional certification training (moderating factor).



中文翻译:

衡量精神错乱者态度的量表的探索性分析

摘要

这项研究改编并验证了旨在衡量对精神错乱者的态度(ATMDO)的量表。人们认为,通过监测和随后改善态度,可以将刑事司法,法医精神健康以及整个社会中负面的潜在破坏性环境减至最小。通过滚雪球技术招募参与者(N = 364),并使用在线版本的ATMDO收集数据。评估心理测量特性。分别使用其他样本A(N = 30)和B(N = 50)评估重测和收敛效度。利用横截面设计,比较了各职业组的ATMDO得分差异。ATMDO展示了强大的内部结构,可靠性和有效性。尽管各职业组的ATMDO得分没有显着差异,在阶乘水平上看到了一些差异。回归分析表明,人口统计学和职业相关变量对预测ATMDO分数的影响。ATMDO强大且具有临床效用,可用于比较专业团体或机构以及在招聘程序中进行比较。针对暴露(催化剂因素)和专业认证培训(调节因素)的影响,提出了一个模型。

更新日期:2020-12-27
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