title: Psychometric properties of the Socially Desirable Response Set-5 among incarcerated male and female juvenile offenders.
abstract: The main aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Socially Desirable Response Set-5 (SDRS-5) among a forensic sample (N=324) of incarcerated male (n=221) and female (n=103) juvenile offenders. The Portuguese validation of the SDRS-5 demonstrated good psychometric properties, namely in terms of its factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity that overall justifies its use among this population. Findings are discussed in terms of the use of the SDRS-5 with male and female juvenile offenders.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. Electronic address: ppechorro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pechorro
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, C/ Camilo José Cela, s/n, 41018 Sevilla, Spain. Electronic address: layala@us.es.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ayala-Nunes
authors.affiliation: Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: joaopoliveira@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: João Pedro
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas. 8005-139 Faro, Portugal. Electronic address: cristinanunes60@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. Electronic address: rabrunhosa@psi.uminho.pt.
authors.forename: Rui Abrunhosa
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012928:Social Desirability; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Assessment; Juvenile delinquency; Social desirability; Validation