Pereira Teresa, Oliveira Catarina, Basto-Pereira Miguel
William James Center for Research, Ispa-Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisbon, Portugal.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2025 Feb 21;15(3):27. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe15030027.
Despite the importance of criminogenic thinking in addressing criminal behavior, validated instruments to measure these cognitions in Portuguese forensic settings are scarce. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Criminogenic Cognitions Scale (CCS) in a sample of 364 Portuguese incarcerated males ( = 37.88, = 10.88). An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, indicating a 15-item, two-factor structure (KMO = 0.82; Bartlett's test, χ = 1841.2, = 105, < 0.001). The CCS dimensions, comprising Short-Term Orientation and Responsibility Evasion and Authority Resistance, demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties, including convergent validity with antisocial traits, moral disengagement, and self-control dimensions, as well as internal consistency (omega coefficient = 0.60-0.77; composite reliability = 74-91; coefficient H = 89-95), and sensitivity of items. The CCS is a valuable tool within prison settings for assessing criminogenic thinking patterns, supporting risk assessment, the development of targeted rehabilitation programs, and monitoring cognitive changes over time to reduce recidivism, thereby promoting inmates' safer reintegration into society. Overall, our findings suggest the CCS is a promising tool for assessing criminogenic cognitions in the forensic Portuguese population.
尽管犯罪ogenic思维在解决犯罪行为方面很重要，但在葡萄牙法医环境中用于测量这些认知的经过验证的工具却很少。因此，本研究的主要目的是在364名葡萄牙被监禁男性样本（平均年龄 = 37.88岁，标准差 = 10.88岁）中探索犯罪ogenic认知量表（CCS）的心理测量特性。进行了探索性因素分析，结果表明该量表具有15个项目、两个因素的结构（KMO = 0.82；Bartlett检验，χ² = 1841.2，自由度 = 105，p < 0.001）。CCS维度包括短期取向、责任逃避和权威抵抗，表现出令人满意的心理测量特性，包括与反社会特质、道德脱离和自我控制维度的收敛效度，以及内部一致性（ω系数 = 0.60 - 0.77；组合信度 = 74 - 91；H系数 = 89 - 95）和项目敏感性。CCS是监狱环境中评估犯罪ogenic思维模式、支持风险评估、制定有针对性的康复计划以及监测随时间变化的认知变化以减少再犯率从而促进囚犯更安全地重新融入社会的宝贵工具。总体而言，我们的研究结果表明CCS是评估葡萄牙法医人群中犯罪ogenic认知的有前途的工具。
