title: Establishing construct and predictive validity of the prison inmate inventory for use with female inmates.
abstract: This study establishes the validity of the Prison Inmate Inventory for use among female inmates (N = 628). Contrast groups were used to establish construct validity; negative binomial regression analysis was used to confirm predictive validity. Female inmates who were arrested at a younger age demonstrated more severe problems with violence, antisocial traits, distress, adjustment to prison life, and judgment. Results from the negative binomial analysis revealed that inmate risk (low and severe) predicted expected counts of probation revocations, parole revocation, and escape attempts. Expected counts were not related to race/ethnicity in this sample.
authors.affiliation: Thomas University, Thomasville, GA, USA ldegiorgio@thomasu.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Degiorgio
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: female inmate; negative binomial; risk assessment; validity