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The development and validation of the Dormitory Observation Report: A behavioral rating instrument for juvenile delinquents in residential care
Author(s) -
Veneziano Louis,
Veneziano Carol
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.10035
Subject(s) - psychology , juvenile delinquency , rating scale , test validity , reliability (semiconductor) , applied psychology , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , residential care , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , gerontology , medicine , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
In order to provide an objective measure of problematic behavioral patterns among juvenile delinquents in residential facilities, the Dormitory Observation Report (DOR) was developed. The DOR assesses 11 dimensions of problematic behavioral patterns (e.g., physical assaultiveness, manipulativeness), as well as three dimensions of desirable behavioral patterns expected in an institutional setting (e.g., independent functioning, personal hygiene, care of surroundings). Empirical study regarding the reliability and validity of the DOR are reported, and the results are discussed in terms of the theoretical and practical implications of this instrument. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 58: 1103–1117, 2002.