A factor-analytic study of a group therapy screening scale for children and adolescents.
A factor analysis of a brief group psychology prediction scale administered to 200 adolescent delinquents revealed two factors: One described the "ingratiating" delinquent, a good therapy candidate, which accounted for 51% of the variance. The second factor, the first time offender, also a good therapy candidate, accounted for 8% of the variance.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011379:Prognosis; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*