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Scale of Antisocial and Criminal Conducts: Factorial Structure of the Portuguese Version

Abstract

The Scale of Antisocial and Criminal Conducts has been used in several countries as a behavioral measure, showing very consistent results. This paper presents and discusses the analysis of the empirical validity of the factorial structure of its Portuguese version. The sample was comprised of 443 students, 305 female and 138 male, aged between 15 and 23 years (M = 14.8; SD = 1.90; Mo = 20), mostly Portuguese (92%), and 60.6% were college students. Results suggest the psychometric adequacy of instrument, confirming the bi-factorial structure proposed in previous studies. Advantages of its use with the Portuguese population are discussed.

Antisocial and criminal conducts; assessment; factorial structure; Portugal

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