The attribution of blame scale with an incarcerated sample: Factor structure, reliability and validity

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Di Fazio, Roberto ^a   Kroner, Daryl G ^a,c   Forth, Adelle E ^b  

^a Correctional Service of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Millhaven Institution   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRISON; PSYCHOMETRY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030738137     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.160     Document Type: Article

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