The validity of a self-reported delinquency scale:Comparisons across gender, age, race, and place of residence  

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Macintosh, Randall ; Hickman, Matthew ; Piquero, Alex R.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) vol. 30 no. 04 (May 2002), page 492-529.
Topik: race; gender; validity; delinquency scale; age

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: S28 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Self-reported delinquency scales have been widely adopted by researchers seeking 10 measure delinquency. Establishing the validity of these scales is critical because if valid measures are not created, findings about the correlates of delinquency will be of limited use in testing theory and formulating public policy. In this article, the authors use data from the first wave of the National Youth Survey to examine the measurement properties of a commonly used delinquency scale. The authors use the Rasch measurement model 10 test whether the scale meets the requirements of fundamental measurement and whether consistent measurement has occurred across subgroups including gender. age, race, and place of residence. Our results indicate that the original response category options are inadequate and differential item functioning exists across various subgroups. Methodological implications and directions for future research are identified.

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