Reidy Thomas J, Sorensen Jon R, Davidson Megan
Independent Practice.
Department of Criminal Justice, East Carolina University.
Psychol Assess. 2016 Aug;28(8):871-84. doi: 10.1037/pas0000224. Epub 2015 Oct 12.
The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) has been widely employed in correctional settings as a screening tool to assess inmates' risk for committing various types of institutional misconduct. Evaluations have generally found the PAI scales Antisocial Features (ANT), Aggression (AGG), and the Violence Potential Index (VPI) to be modestly related to institutional misbehavior, thus supporting its construct validity. The current study provides the most comprehensive examination of the predictive and incremental validity of the PAI and its subscales among a large sample of imprisoned offenders to date. In particular, the size of the sample (n = 15,546) and follow-up period (mean time at risk of 2.2 years) allowed for the disaggregation of institutional misconduct by levels of seriousness and separate examinations by conviction offense and criminal history variables. The 3 scales most strongly related to general rule infractions were ANT, AGG, and the VPI. After controlling for age at intake, violent conviction history, prior violent arrests, and time at risk, the PAI scales were shown to add incremental validity to the classification of 4 types of disciplinary infractions ranging from 2 to 4 percentage points. The study also explored the relationship of the PAI's response bias scales to institutional misconduct. (PsycINFO Database Record
人格评估量表（PAI）已在惩教机构中广泛用作一种筛查工具，以评估囚犯实施各类机构不当行为的风险。评估普遍发现，PAI量表中的反社会特征（ANT）、攻击性（AGG）和暴力潜能指数（VPI）与机构不当行为存在一定关联，从而支持了其结构效度。本研究对PAI及其分量表在迄今为止大量被监禁罪犯样本中的预测效度和增量效度进行了最全面的检验。特别是，样本规模（n = 15546）和随访期（平均风险时间为2.2年）使得能够按严重程度对机构不当行为进行分类，并按定罪罪行和犯罪历史变量进行单独检验。与一般违规行为关联最紧密的3个量表是ANT、AGG和VPI。在控制了入狱时的年龄、暴力定罪历史、先前暴力逮捕记录和风险时间后，PAI量表在对4种纪律违规行为的分类中显示出增加了2至4个百分点的增量效度。该研究还探讨了PAI反应偏差量表与机构不当行为之间的关系。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》
