Factor Structure and Correlates of the Dissociative Experiences Scale in a Large Offender Sample
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| Title: | Factor Structure and Correlates of the Dissociative Experiences Scale in a Large Offender Sample |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ruiz, Mark A., Poythress, Norman G., Lilienfeld, Scott O., Douglas, Kevin S. |
| Source: | Assessment. 2008 15(4):511-521. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Factor Structure, Construct Validity, Correlation, Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Reliability, Recidivism, Institutionalized Persons, Antisocial Behavior |
| Geographic Terms: | Florida, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Personality Assessment Inventory, Basic Reading Inventory |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1073191108315548 |
| ISSN: | 1073-1911 |
| Abstract: | The authors examined the psychometric properties, factor structure, and construct validity of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) in a large offender sample (N = 1,515). Although the DES is widely used with community and clinical samples, minimal work has examined offender samples. Participants were administered self-report and interview measures, and a subsample was followed longitudinally to determine criminal and violent recidivism. The DES exhibited good psychometric properties, but an identified three-factor structure was of questionable replicability. Moreover, the DES factors displayed no evidence of differential correlates. DES total scores were correlated with trauma-related variables even after controlling for negative affectivity. Total scores were related to measures of antisocial behavior and aggression but did not predict recidivism. These findings support the reliability and construct validity of the DES in offenders but raise questions regarding the clinical utility of the DES factor scores above and beyond that of the total score. (Contains 3 tables and 5 notes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 59 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ815603 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The authors examined the psychometric properties, factor structure, and construct validity of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) in a large offender sample (N = 1,515). Although the DES is widely used with community and clinical samples, minimal work has examined offender samples. Participants were administered self-report and interview measures, and a subsample was followed longitudinally to determine criminal and violent recidivism. The DES exhibited good psychometric properties, but an identified three-factor structure was of questionable replicability. Moreover, the DES factors displayed no evidence of differential correlates. DES total scores were correlated with trauma-related variables even after controlling for negative affectivity. Total scores were related to measures of antisocial behavior and aggression but did not predict recidivism. These findings support the reliability and construct validity of the DES in offenders but raise questions regarding the clinical utility of the DES factor scores above and beyond that of the total score. (Contains 3 tables and 5 notes.) |
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| ISSN: | 1073-1911 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1073191108315548 |
