The STAXI as a measure of inmate anger and a predictor of institutional offending

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-406

  Mela, Mansfield ^a   Balbuena, Lloyd ^b   Randy Duncan, C ^a   Wong, Stephen ^a   Gu, Deqiang ^a   Polvi, Natalie ^a   Gordon, Audrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Charlton University   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBT intervention; Institutional offending; Post program evaluation; Psychometric predictors of offending; Violence risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF REPORT; STATE-TRAIT ANGER EXPRESSION INVENTORY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 48549090649     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940802164090     Document Type: Article

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