Brief cognitive behavioural therapy with male adolescent offenders in open custody or on probation: an evaluation of management of anger

A 6-wk. cognitive behavioural program administered to 24 adolescent male offenders assigned to open custody and 5 to probation showed no mean differences on the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. Significant cor...

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Published inPsychological reports Vol. 76; no. 3 Pt 1; p. 1056
Main Authors Valliant, P M, Jensen, B, Raven-Brook, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1995
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Anger
Child Custody - legislation & jurisprudence
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency - legislation & jurisprudence
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Juvenile Delinquency - rehabilitation
Male
Psychotherapy, Brief - methods
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A 6-wk. cognitive behavioural program administered to 24 adolescent male offenders assigned to open custody and 5 to probation showed no mean differences on the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. Significant correlations were found for the personality measures with pretreatment and posttreatment scores on the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory.
ISSN:0033-2941
DOI:10.2466/pr0.1995.76.3.1056