التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Applicability of MEGA♪ to Sexually Abusive Youth With Low Intellectual Functioning. |
| المؤلفون: |
Miccio-Fonseca, L.C.1 (AUTHOR) lcmf@cox.net, Rasmussen, LucindaA.2 (AUTHOR) |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Jan2013, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p42-59. 18p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*HEALTH risk assessment, *FEMALE sex offenders, *JUVENILE sex offenders, *ABUSIVE behavior, *RECIDIVISM, *PROBATION |
| مستخلص: |
The study explored the predictive validity of Multiplex Empirically Guided Inventory of Ecological Aggregates for Assessing Sexually Abusive Children and Adolescents (Ages 4 to 19) (MEGA♪;Miccio-Fonseca, 2006b), a comprehensive developmentally sensitive risk assessment outcome tool. MEGA♪ assesses risk for coarse sexual improprieties and/or sexually abusive behavior in male and female youth ages 4 to 19 years (adjudicated and nonadjudicated), including youth with low (i.e., borderline) intellectual functioning. MEGA♪ has 4 distinct risk scales with robust internal consistency reliability on cross-validation: Risk Scale (0.81), Protective Scale (0.78), Estrangement Scale (0.79), and Persistent Sexual Deviancy Scale (0.74). Sexual recidivism in cross-validation (N = 1,056) was 8.4%, defined as sexually related probation or parole violation (formal or informal). ROC analysis for Risk Scale demonstrated MEGA♪ has good predictive validity (AUC = .71, 95% CI of .62–.80, p < .001). Youth with low intellectual functioning scored significantly higher on the Risk Scale and Persistent Sexual Deviancy Scale, highlighting the importance of accurately assessing these youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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