Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct?
This study aimed at evaluating the internal consistency of the Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire and analyze its factor structure. Specifically, it sought to evaluate the suitability of one-factor and multifactorial models, and to verify the extent to which scores of antisocial behavior vary accordi...
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author | Walberto Silva dos Santos Leonardo Carneiro Holanda Glysa de Oliveira Meneses Mª. Angeles Luengo Jose Antonio Gomez-Fraguela |
author_facet | Walberto Silva dos Santos Leonardo Carneiro Holanda Glysa de Oliveira Meneses Mª. Angeles Luengo Jose Antonio Gomez-Fraguela |
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description | This study aimed at evaluating the internal consistency of the Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire and analyze its factor structure. Specifically, it sought to evaluate
the suitability of one-factor and multifactorial models, and to verify the extent to which scores of antisocial behavior vary according to gender. We counted with two
different samples of school adolescents. They answered, among other measures, the Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire and demographic questions. The results
indicated that the multidimensional model composed of five independent factors was more suitable than the one-factor model as well as the model with five factors
of first order and a higher order factor. The male participants had higher scores on aggression, theft, conduct against the rules and vandalism. No significant
differences were found for problems with drug abuse. We conclude, therefore, that the antisocial behavior is adequately represented by a multidimensional structure
comprising acts of different types and gravities, and that these are more likely in males than females.
Keywords: Antisocial behavior, dimensionality, factorial
structure, gender differences. |
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spelling | doaj.art-e8f9f61024bf4320b5a2c476da7ab6142022-12-21T23:11:42ZengUniversidad del RosarioAvances en Psicología Latinoamericana1794-47242145-45152019-01-0137110.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.51054099Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct?Walberto Silva dos Santos0Leonardo Carneiro Holanda1Glysa de Oliveira Meneses2Mª. Angeles Luengo3Jose Antonio Gomez-Fraguela4Universidade Federal do CearáUniversidade Federal do CearáUniversidade Federal do CearáUniversidad de Santiago de CompostelaUniversidad de Santiago de CompostelaThis study aimed at evaluating the internal consistency of the Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire and analyze its factor structure. Specifically, it sought to evaluate the suitability of one-factor and multifactorial models, and to verify the extent to which scores of antisocial behavior vary according to gender. We counted with two different samples of school adolescents. They answered, among other measures, the Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire and demographic questions. The results indicated that the multidimensional model composed of five independent factors was more suitable than the one-factor model as well as the model with five factors of first order and a higher order factor. The male participants had higher scores on aggression, theft, conduct against the rules and vandalism. No significant differences were found for problems with drug abuse. We conclude, therefore, that the antisocial behavior is adequately represented by a multidimensional structure comprising acts of different types and gravities, and that these are more likely in males than females. Keywords: Antisocial behavior, dimensionality, factorial structure, gender differences.https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/apl/article/view/5105Antisocial BehaviorDimensionalityGender Differences |
spellingShingle | Walberto Silva dos Santos Leonardo Carneiro Holanda Glysa de Oliveira Meneses Mª. Angeles Luengo Jose Antonio Gomez-Fraguela Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct? Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana Antisocial Behavior Dimensionality Gender Differences |
title | Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct? |
title_full | Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct? |
title_fullStr | Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct? |
title_full_unstemmed | Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct? |
title_short | Antisocial Behaviour: A Unidimensional or Multidimensional Construct? |
title_sort | antisocial behaviour a unidimensional or multidimensional construct |
topic | Antisocial Behavior Dimensionality Gender Differences |
url | https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/apl/article/view/5105 |
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