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The prediction of in‐programme failure among delinquent youths in a non‐residential community‐based programme
Author(s) -
Shorts Ivor D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1985.tb00663.x
Subject(s) - psychology , juvenile delinquency , developmental psychology , clinical psychology
An attempt was made to delineate which set of delinquent youths' characteristics were best capable of predicting failure on a community‐based programme. A first (Exploration) phase generated a discriminant function comprising the items, Predominantly delinquent close friends, Perceives others as happier than self, Club membership and School truancy pattern. Validation significantly discriminated between failure and success groups, yielding a ‘ hit’ rate of 70 per cent.
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