Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools: Second Edition

Dahlberg, Linda L.; Toal, Susan B.; Swahn, Monica H.; Behrens, Christopher B.

doi:10.1037/e554402012-001

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“…Potential items were selected by reviewing existing measures of delinquency (which included items relating to general violence and non-violent offending) and partner violence and, in order to include a broad range of both violent and non-violent criminal acts (e.g., Bendixen & Olweus, 1999;Borjesson, Aarons, & Dunn, 2003;Dahlberg, Toal & Behrens, 1998;Huizinga, Esbensen, & Weiher, 1991;Mak, 1993;Moffitt & Silva, 1988;Moffitt et al, 1997;Straus, 1979;Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Sugarman, 1996). Initially, 119 items were selected from the literature review and a pilot study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of the behaviors in women as violent and criminal scales tend to be developed on men.…”

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confidence: 99%

Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Non‐Violent and Violent Offending Behavior Scale (NVOBS)

Thornton

Graham‐Kevan

Archer

2013

Aggressive Behavior

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The purpose of this research was to develop a psychometrically sound measure of violent and non-violent offending, suitable for both male and female participants in general (non-forensic) samples. Potential items were selected from existing measures. A sample of 653 British university students completed all items, and their responses were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and validated with confirmatory factor analysis. There were five separate factors (general violence, drug-related offenses, partner violence, theft, and criminal damage), which were confirmed with acceptable fit indices. The five-factor model applied to both males and females. Each subscale demonstrated good internal consistency, with alphas for each factor ranging from moderate to good. This new measure is a potentially valuable research tool for investigating people's involvement in violent and non-violent offending. The importance of examining the psychometric properties of scales, and confirming the category groupings using CFA of the items is outlined. Aggr. Behav. 9999: XX-XX, 2013.

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Section: Methods Item Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Non‐Violent and Violent Offending Behavior Scale (NVOBS)

Thornton

Graham‐Kevan

Archer

2013

Aggressive Behavior

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“…3,44 The response scoring was reverse coded for the questions asking for frequency of safe feelings walking during the day or at night. A higher score indicated a greater amount of neighborhood violence, i.e., lower Perceived Safety or higher Exposure to Violence.…”

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Neighborhood Violence and its Association with Mothers’ Health: Assessing the Relative Importance of Perceived Safety and Exposure to Violence

Johnson

Solomon²,

Shields

et al. 2009

J Urban Health

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This paper presents a cross-sectional study examining the influence of neighborhood violence on multiple aspects of mothers' health. While the influence of neighborhood violence on health is important to understand for all populations, mothers are especially important as they play a key role in protecting their children from the consequences of violence. Three hundred and ninety-two Baltimore City mothers of children 5 years and younger completed a self-administered survey that included questions about perceptions of their safety as well as their personal experiences with neighborhood violence. Separate models were run to compare the relationship between each measurement of neighborhood violence and five diverse health-related determinants and outcomes: self-reported health status, smoking, exercise, average hours of sleep a night, and sleep interruption. Controlling for mother's age, child's age, maternal education, and marital status, mothers with high exposure to neighborhood violence were twice as likely to report poorer health, smoking, never exercising, and poor sleep habits. Maternal perception of neighborhood safety was not related to any of the assessed health-related determinants and outcomes. This study emphasizes the importance of measuring exposure to neighborhood violence rather than solely assessing perceived safety. Neighborhood violence was a common experience for mothers in this urban sample, and should be considered by health professionals in trying to understand and intervene to improve the health of mothers and their children.

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“…15 Targeting middle school students (grades 6-8), the scale considers 12 hypothetical situations (Table 1): Beliefs about aggression (items 3,4,6,9,10,11,12), Beliefs about alternative to aggression (items 1,2,5,7,8). In both the subscales, internal consistency (Reliability/Validity) is 0.72.…”

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Effect of Yoga on Adolescents’ Beliefs about Aggression and Alternatives

A.G¹,

Subramanya²,

Mahadevan³

2017

IJMEDPH

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Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools: Second Edition

Cited by 211 publications

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Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Non‐Violent and Violent Offending Behavior Scale (NVOBS)

Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Non‐Violent and Violent Offending Behavior Scale (NVOBS)

Neighborhood Violence and its Association with Mothers’ Health: Assessing the Relative Importance of Perceived Safety and Exposure to Violence

Effect of Yoga on Adolescents’ Beliefs about Aggression and Alternatives

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