Department of Psychology, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Psychol Assess. 2011 Mar;23(1):174-83. doi: 10.1037/a0021290.
The present study examines the predictive and incremental validity of Violence Risk Appraisal Guide scores in a sample of 328 male and 145 female jail inmates held on felony charges. Significant gender differences were observed in VRAG item and total score means, as well as in correlations between the VRAG and concurrent measures of aggression. VRAG scores significantly predicted institutional misconduct during incarceration and recidivism in the first year postrelease for male inmates but not for female inmates. In terms of incremental validity, VRAG scores predicted institutional misconduct and recidivism beyond that accounted for by psychopathy for male inmates but not for female inmates. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
本研究考察了在 328 名男性和 145 名女性因重罪被关押的囚犯样本中，暴力风险评估指南分数的预测和增量有效性。VRAG 项目和总分均值以及 VRAG 与同期攻击性测量之间的相关性存在显著的性别差异。VRAG 分数显著预测了男性囚犯在监禁期间的机构不当行为和释放后第一年的累犯，但对女性囚犯则没有。就增量有效性而言，VRAG 分数预测了男性囚犯的机构不当行为和累犯，而不仅仅是精神病患者所解释的。讨论了对临床实践和未来研究的影响。
