Speck N B, Ginther W, Helton J R
Psychology dapartment, East Texas State University, Commerce 75428
Adolescence. 1988 Winter;23(92):881-8.
The purpose of this study was to determine if there are significant differences between first-time and recidivist runaway residents of a county center for juvenile status offenders. A total of 149 subjects (34 males and 115 females) between the ages of 12 and 16 were administered the Reading section of the High School Personality Questionnaire. Demography data were obtained from each subject's intake interview form. A stepwise multiple discrimination analysis resulted in the selection of 8 variables that discriminate between first-time and recidivist runaways. The 8 discriminant variables characterized the recidivist runaway as an urban, Caucasian youth who has had previous contact with an agency, has stayed at the center an average of 13.6 days, has lower general intelligence, is less objective and less self-sufficient, and is at risk of becoming psychotic or delinquent.
本研究的目的是确定在一个县青少年罪犯教养中心，初次离家出走者与屡次离家出走者之间是否存在显著差异。对149名年龄在12至16岁之间的受试者（34名男性和115名女性）进行了高中人格问卷阅读部分的测试。人口统计学数据来自每个受试者的入院访谈表格。逐步多元判别分析选出了8个能够区分初次离家出走者和屡次离家出走者的变量。这8个判别变量将屡次离家出走者描述为城市白人青年，曾与某机构有过接触，在教养中心平均停留13.6天，一般智力较低，客观性和自给自足能力较差，且有患精神病或犯罪的风险。
