Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale

Nowicki, Stephen; Strickland, Bonnie R.

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“…The psychometric properties of this measure are well established (see Battle, 1997) and were good in our current study (KR20 = .86). (Nowicki, 1976) is a 40-item self-report measure of an individual's perception of their internal versus external control over events (e.g., "Are some people just born lucky?") rated using a yes/ no response format.…”

Section: Emotional Regulation Measures the Novaco Anger Scale And Prmentioning

confidence: 99%

Male Imprisoned Firesetters Have Different Characteristics Than Other Imprisoned Offenders and Require Specialist Treatment

Gannon¹,

Ciardha²,

Barnoux³

et al. 2013

Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes

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Section: Emotional Regulation Measures the Novaco Anger Scale And Prmentioning

confidence: 99%

Male Imprisoned Firesetters Have Different Characteristics Than Other Imprisoned Offenders and Require Specialist Treatment

Gannon¹,

Ciardha²,

Barnoux³

et al. 2013

Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes

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“…This is a 40 item reliable and valid instrument which provides a measure of the extent to which respondents believe events are contingent on their behaviours and the extent to which they believe events are controlled externally (Nowicki, 1976). A Yes-No response format is used for all items.…”

Section: The Nowicki-strickland Locus Of Control Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

“…• The Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale (LOC, Nowicki, 1976) • Novaco Anger Scale (NAS, Novaco, 1996) • Personal Reaction Inventory (Social Desirability Scale, Beckett, Beach, Fisher & Fordham, 1994) • Demographic questionnaire.…”

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Attachment Styles and Psychological Profiles of Child Sex Offenders in Ireland

Marsa

O’Reilly²,

Carr

et al. 2004

J Interpers Violence

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Acknowledgements: This project was partially funded by grants from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Eastern Regional Health Authority. Thanks to all colleagues in the prison services, the community employment scheme, the wholesale company and the TCD research panel for their co-operation and assistance. Results. A secure adult attachment style was four times less common in the child sex offender group than in any of the other three groups. 93% of sex offenders had an insecure adult attachment style and the majority (59%) had a fearful-insecure attachment style. Compared with community controls, the child sex offender group reported significantly lower levels of maternal and paternal care and significantly higher levels of maternal and paternal overprotection during their childhood. Compared with all three comparison groups, the child sexual offenders reported significantly more emotional loneliness and a more external locus of control.With respect to anger management, the child sexual offenders' profile more closely approximated those of non-violent offenders and community controls than that of violent offenders. Conclusions.Insecure attachment was a vulnerability factor uniquely associated with child sex offending in this study. Compared with violent and non-violent offenders and community controls, the child sexual offenders evaluated in this study were also characterized by poorer psychosocial adjustment and an anger management profile closer to the normal range than that of violent offenders.Attachment Styles 4

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“…Beech (1998) found the test-retest reliability of the scale to be 0.70. (Nowicki, 1976) This well-known instrument measures how much an individual attributes events to their own actions or the influences of others upon them, and contains items such as "are some people just born lucky?," to which the respondent can reply "yes" or "no." Offenders of most kinds attribute blame externally, and sexual offenders are no exception; after treatment, sexual offenders with an internal locus of control are more likely to change on measures of treatment success (Fisher, Beech, & Browne, 1999).…”

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Sexual Offenders Against Children: The Influence of Personality and Obsessionality on Cognitive Distortions

2005

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Sexual offenders against children are generally inadequate in their social functioning and diverse in their psychopathology. The degree to which this inadequate functioning and psychopathology influences therapeutic interventions brings into question the belief that generic nonclinical programmatic treatment work is always appropriate for such a cohort. The Sex Offenders Assessment Package (SOAP) measures inadequate social functioning and sexual deviance, but has not been linked to broader individual differences and generic psychopathology. We collected information examining the relationship between the SOAP and standard measures of personality (the NEO-FFI) and obsessive-compulsiveness (MOCI) in a sample of 200 sexual offenders against children seen by the Probation Service. Factor analysis was used to reduce the SOAP to three reliable factors: emotional distress, cognitions supporting sex with children, and concern for others. These factors correlated respectively with higher Neuroticism and lower Extroversion; greater obsessive-compulsiveness on the MOCI, and trait Agreeableness, irrespective of whether or not one corrected for socially desirable responding. When partial correlation controlled for the influence of Neuroticism on the correlation between cognitions supporting sex with children and the MOCI, there was no change in the association between these variables. These results show that negative affect and obsessional tendencies are important underlying influences on the feelings and behavior of sexual offenders, that the obsessionality of the group is not attributable to Neuroticism, and suggest useful additional foci to enhance the treatment of this diverse clinical group.

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Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale

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Male Imprisoned Firesetters Have Different Characteristics Than Other Imprisoned Offenders and Require Specialist Treatment

Male Imprisoned Firesetters Have Different Characteristics Than Other Imprisoned Offenders and Require Specialist Treatment

Attachment Styles and Psychological Profiles of Child Sex Offenders in Ireland

Sexual Offenders Against Children: The Influence of Personality and Obsessionality on Cognitive Distortions

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