Abstract Variables conceptualized as strengths are theoretically important for the management of recidivism risk among juveniles and adults. Although measures of strengths are related to recidivism outcomes, little is known about whether these factors may vary in prevalence or predictive validity across age. We examined the predictive validity of strengths among male parolees supervised within community corrections (N = 3,169) rated by supervision officers. The prevalence of strengths did not differ across age. Further, strengths exhibited a promotive effect across all age groups in that predictive validity was consistent across age, with the exception that strength variables were associated with an enhanced promotive effect among older individuals when predicting violent community outcomes. In particular, prosocial relationships were more strongly related to reduced violent recidivism among older compared to younger parolees. Further research is required to identify factors that may have protective or buffering effects among higher risk younger individuals.

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社区矫正样本的年龄和优势

摘要概念化为优势的变量在管理青少年和成年人的累犯风险方面具有重要的理论意义。尽管强度的测量与累犯的结果有关，但对于这些因素在年龄上的流行率或预测效度是否可能变化知之甚少。我们检查了由监督官评定的社区矫正（N = 3,169）中受监督的男性假释者的力量的预测有效性。优势的流行程度随年龄的增长而不同。此外，力量在所有年龄组中均表现出促进作用，因为预测效度在各个年龄段都是一致的，但在预测暴力社区结果时，力量变量与年龄较大的个体中的促进作用相关。特别是，与年轻的假释者相比，亲社会关系与减少的暴力累犯关系更为密切。需要进一步的研究来确定可能在较高风险的年轻个体中具有保护或缓冲作用的因素。