Development and initial reliability and validity of four self-report measures used in research on interactions between police officers and individuals with mental illnesses.
Development and initial reliability and validity of four self-report measures used in research on interactions between police officers and individuals with mental illnesses.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychres.2011.06.017
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发表时间：
2011-10-30
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Compton, Michael T.
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作者：
Broussard, Beth;Krishan, Shaily;Hankerson-Dyson, Dana;Husbands, Letheshia;Stewart-Hutto, Tarianna;Compton, Michael T.
目前缺乏可靠和有效的工具来审查关键的警官变量，这些变量在越来越多的关于警官与精神病患者相互作用的研究中具有重要意义。本研究以执法人员为样本，对自我效能感(SES)、转诊决策和降级技能(BOS)、对精神治疗的态度(OPT)和社会距离(ASDS)四个新设计的测量工具的信度和效度进行了检验。在为期一周的培训开始和结束时，177名警官完成了自我管理的匿名调查，其中包括感兴趣的措施--其中68人正在接受危机干预小组的培训，109人没有接受培训。分析检验了量表的内部一致性信度、重测信度和结构效度。这四项利益衡量标准被认为是可靠和有效的。具体地说，内部一致性系数和重测信度相关总体上是可以接受的，所有四个变量都表现出对变化的敏感性，效度相关显著且在预期的方向上。研究结果表明，执法人员能够利用心理测量学工具测量与态度和预期行为相关的关键概念。进一步测试和开发更多可靠和有效的工具，重点放在与精神疾病患者有频繁互动的警官的态度和行为领域，这将是非常有价值的。
There currently exists a dearth of reliable and valid instruments to examine key police officer variables of importance in the growing research on their interactions with individuals with mental illnesses. This study tested reliability and validity of four newly designed measures of the constructs of self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy Scale; SES), referral decisions and de-escalation skills (Behavioral Outcomes Scale; BOS), attitudes toward psychiatric treatment (Opinions about Psychiatric Treatment; OPT), and social distance (Adapted Social Distance Scale; ASDS) in a sample of law enforcement officers. Self-administered, anonymous surveys, which included the measures of interest, were completed by 177 officers—68 of whom were undergoing Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and 109 of whom were not—at the beginning and end of week-long trainings. Analyses examined the internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of the instruments. The four measures of interest were found to be reliable and valid. Specifically, internal consistency coefficients and test-retest reliability correlations were generally acceptable, all four demonstrated sensitivity to change, and validity correlations were significant and in the expected direction. Findings demonstrated the ability to measure key constructs related to attitudes and intended behaviors in law enforcement officers utilizing psychometrically sound instruments. Further testing and the development of additional reliable and valid instruments focused on attitudinal and behavioral domains among officers who have frequent interactions with individuals with mental illnesses would be of great value.
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影响因子：
3.8
作者：
Compton, Michael T.;Esterberg, Michelle L.;Oliva, Janet R.
通讯作者：
Oliva, Janet R.
DOI：
10.1016/0160-8002(79)90051-0
发表时间：
1979-01-01
期刊：
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE PART D-MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY
影响因子：
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作者：
TAYLOR, SM;DEAR, MJ;HALL, GB
通讯作者：
HALL, GB
影响因子：
6.6
作者：
TAYLOR, SM;DEAR, MJ
通讯作者：
DEAR, MJ
影响因子：
16.4
作者：
BANDURA, A
通讯作者：
BANDURA, A
影响因子：
3.8
作者：
Lamb, HR;Bachrach, LL
通讯作者：
Bachrach, LL