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Peer reviewedShawver, Lois; Jew, Charles – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Kunce, Ryan, and Eckelman have reported some promising evidence on an index for predicting violent behavior derived from differential Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) characteristics. The present study is an attempt to replicate their findings. Results of this study were unsuccessful. (Author)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Males, Predictive Measurement, Research Projects
Peer reviewedHays, J. Ray; Solway, Kenneth S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children data were obtained from 18 violent juvenile offenders. The similarities ratio was computed and compared with the score from a random subsample of 18 juveniles from a larger population of 200 offenders. There was a significantly lower similarities ratio for the violent group. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
Peer reviewedKunce, Joseph T.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale was administered to 30 male criminally insane patients and 15 violent convicts. The latter had similar subtest score configurations and the mean similarities ratio score for the violent group was significantly lower than that of the nonviolent group. (Author/SE)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Behavior, Factor Analysis, Intelligence Tests
