Severe vs. nonsevere firesetters revisited.
The study reported here compares a group of 75 severe firesetters with a group of 105 nonfiresetters and minor firesetters along 32 variables that have been positively correlated with juvenile firesetting behavior. A chisquare analysis of the data revealed that the frequencies observed in the 75 "severe" cases differ significantly from those in the "nonsevere" group. A prediction equation was derived from the 14 most salient variables. This equation can be used to differentiate severe/high-risk from minor/low-risk firesetters 95% of the time.
Westchester County Department of Social Services, Westchester County Family Court, NY, USA.
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Sakheim
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index