Identifier	Thesis 2194
Author	Newton, Sarah Dawn, 1986-
Title	Examination of the psychometric properties of, and relationship between, the belief scale and the criminogenic thinking profile
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2011
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	This exploratory study examined the psychometric properties of, and relationship between, two scales: The Criminogenic Thinking Profile (CTP) and the Belief Scale. The CTP is an instrument designed to assess thought patterns associated with criminal behaviors and lifestyles, while the Belief Scale is an instrument designed to assess negative thinking patterns common in individuals seeking outpatient psychotherapy. The researcher administered both scales to 199 undergraduate criminology students in order to explore the factorial structure/validity of the Belief Scale and reliability of both instruments. The researcher expected to find support for the proposed 10-factor structure and acceptable internal consistency of the Belief Scale and excellent internal consistency of the CTP. The present study yielded only four of the expected 10 components. However, this research did provide further support for the reliability of the Belief Scale and CTP as expected. Additionally, this research explored the relationship between criminal thinking and irrational beliefs. As the CTP was the first criminal thinking instrument to incorporate a component of irrational beliefs (e.g. the inability to overcome obstacles/tendency to surrender when challenged), the researcher expected to reveal significant correlations between the instruments’ total scores, as well as between the Inability to Cope CTP subscale and Belief Scale total score. This study uncovered significant positive moderate correlations in both of these instances. Furthermore, regression analyses emphasized the relative importance of the Inability to Cope CTP subscale in explaining variation in Belief Scale total scores. This research demonstrates the link between criminal and irrational thinking and has implications for clinical settings that service offenders, providing more support for the use of cognitive-behavioral therapies in offending populations.
Subject	Criminal psychology
Department	Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Advisor	Mitchell, Damon, 1969-
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804653040
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