title: The development and validation of the Dormitory Observation Report: a behavioral rating instrument for juvenile delinquents in residential care.
abstract: In order to provide an objective measure of problematic behavioral patterns among juvenile delinquents in residential facilities, the Dormitory Observation Report (DOR) was developed. The DOR assesses 11 dimensions of problematic behavioral patterns (e.g., physical assaultiveness, manipulativeness), as well as three dimensions of desirable behavioral patterns expected in an institutional setting (e.g., independent functioning, personal hygiene, care of surroundings). Empirical study regarding the reliability and validity of the DOR are reported, and the results are discussed in terms of the theoretical and practical implications of this instrument.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Veneziano
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veneziano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D019370:Observation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012112:Residential Facilities