Department of Psychology, The University ofSouthern Mississippi, 118 College Dr #5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA.
Assessment. 2011 Dec;18(4):442-52. doi: 10.1177/1073191110377595. Epub 2010 Jul 21.
The Measure of Offender Thinking Styles (MOTS) was originally developed to examine the structure of dysfunctional thinking exhibited by criminal offenders. In the initial investigation, a three-factor model of criminal thinking was obtained using the MOTS. These factors included dysfunctional thinking characterized as Control, Cognitive Immaturity, and Egocentrism. In the present investigation, the stability of the three-factor model was examined with a confirmatory factor analysis of the revised version of the MOTS (i.e., MOTS-R). In addition, the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity of the MOTS-R were examined. Results indicated that the three-factor model of criminal thinking was supported. In addition, the MOTS-R demonstrated reliability and convergent validity with other measures of criminal thinking and attitudes. Overall, it appears that the MOTS-R may prove to be a valuable tool for use with an offender population, particularly because of the simple, intuitive structure of dysfunctional thinking that it represents.
罪犯思维模式度量表（MOTS）最初是为了研究犯罪者表现出的功能失调思维结构而开发的。在最初的研究中，使用 MOTS 获得了罪犯思维的三因素模型。这些因素包括表现为控制、认知不成熟和自我中心的功能失调思维。在本研究中，使用 MOTS-R 的修订版进行验证性因素分析，对三因素模型的稳定性进行了检验。此外，还检验了 MOTS-R 的内部一致性、重测信度和与其他罪犯思维和态度测量的聚合效度。结果表明，罪犯思维的三因素模型得到了支持。此外，MOTS-R 与其他罪犯思维和态度测量具有可靠性和聚合效度。总的来说，MOTS-R 似乎可能成为罪犯人群的一种有用工具，特别是因为它代表了一种简单、直观的功能失调思维结构。
