Socialization And Delinquency: A Study of False Negatives and False Positives in Prediction

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Author	Stein, Kenneth B. Vadum, Arlene C. Sarbin, Theodore R.
Copyright Year	1970
Abstract	To discover whether false negatives and fake positives in a Socialization scale (So) existed as stable groups or whether they merely reflected random error, 27 pairs of delinquent (D) and non-delinquent (Nd) Ss matched on low scores on the California Psychological Inventory So scale and 33 matched pairs of high scorers were studied in relation to 41 psychological and social variables. In a secondary analysis 27 pairs of high and low So scale scoring Nds on the one hand, and 57 pairs of high and low So scoring Ds were compared on the same 41 variables. The number of significant differences in the primary analysis far exceeded the amount expected by chance. The secondary analyses again revealed the diagnostic utility of the So scale. However, the use of a moderator variable, Law and School Difficulty scale (LS), in combination with the So scale improved prediction to the criterion. It was concluded that predictor misses should be studied to determine whether they represent stable subgroups or random error. A strategy for such studies was presented.
Starting Page	353
Ending Page	364
Page Count	12
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DOI	10.1007/BF03393953
Volume Number	20
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://thepsychologicalrecord.siu.edu/20%20Stein%20et%20al%20Abstract.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393953
Language	English
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Resource Type	Article