Psychometric Study of the Antisocial Behaviour Questionnaire (CC-A) in early adolescents from Tucumán, Argentina.
Keywords:
adolescents, aggresive behaviour, assessmentAbstract
Antisocial behaviour refers to a diversity of actions which infringe social norms and rules of living together. This antisocial behaviour is marked out both by a social appraisal of the severity of the conduct and by its distance from the norms of a society. The aim of this work was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Antisocial Behaviour Questionnaire (CC-A) in adolescents from Tucumán, Argentina. The CC-A and the BAS-3 Socialization Scale were administered to 511 adolescents between 11 and 12 years old who are attending school. A three factors solution which explains the 35% variance was found, which was consistent with the original proposal. Chroanbach’s Alpha coefficients were adequate in Aggressiveness (.735), Isolation (.769) and Anxiety/Withdrawal (.681). Connections between CC-A and BAS-3 were established. Negative correlations between Aggressiveness, Consideration for others and Selfcontrol were found, whereas positive ones between Isolation and Withdrawal were established. Afterwards, percentile categories of this version (CC-A of 28 items) were determined; 18% adolescents showed risk percentile in Aggressiveness and 20.9% in Isolation. The study provides data concerning the psychometric properties of the instrument in the local population, indicating its sensitivity to assess antisocial behavior.
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