Psychometric properties of the Coolidge Correctional Inventory in a sample of 3,962 prison inmates.
The present study reports on the preliminary psychometric characteristics of a new personality and neuropsychological, 250-item, self-report measure, the Coolidge Correctional Inventory (CCI), in an archival de-identified sample of 3,962 prison inmates. The median internal reliability for the 33 CCI scales and subscales was alpha = .79 (range: alpha = .49 to .93). A prevalence estimate, based on the polythetic criteria in DSM-IV-TR, of at least one personality disorder was 61% of the entire sample, and the prevalence of ADHD was estimated to be 16%. Drug and alcohol problems were also highly prevalent (60%). These results appear to support the preliminary reliability and validity of the CCI and also reveal a high rate of psychopathology and neuropsychological dysfunction among prison inmates.
Psychology Department, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150, USA. fcoolidg@uccs.edu
Frederick L
FL
Coolidge
Daniel L
DL
Segal
Kelli J
KJ
Klebe
Brian S
BS
Cahill
Jamie M
JM
Whitcomb
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires