Inmate Thinking Patterns: An Empirical Investigation  

Oleh:

Mandracchia, Jon T. ; Morgan, Robert D. ; Garos, Sheila ; Garland, J. Travis

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 34 no. 8 (Aug. 2008), page 1029-1043.
Topik: criminal thinking; inmate thinking; criminal attitudes; PICTS; dysfunctional thinking; cognitive distortions
Fulltext: 1029.pdf (112.55KB)

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This study investigated patterns of maladaptive thinking in 435 offenders and sought to develop and preliminarily validate a measure of criminal thinking patterns. An exploratory factor analysis of 77 thinking errors derived from four theories of cognitive distortions that influence behavior yielded a three-factor model of dysfunctional thinking among offenders. Interpretations of these three factors were provided (i.e., Control, Cognitive Immaturity, and Egocentrism). Implications for treatment and future research with offenders, using the conceptualization of erroneous thinking posited by the three-factor model, are discussed

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