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Factor structure of Revised Adolescent Personality Assessment Inventory(PAI-A) : to normal juveniles and juvenile delinquents

  • THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 2019, 32(4), pp.123-149
  • DOI : 10.35574/KJDP.2019.12.32.4.123
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science
  • Received : July 15, 2019
  • Accepted : November 23, 2019
  • Published : December 15, 2019

Hyeon-Jin Shon 1 Eunyoung Park ORD ID 2 HONG SANG HWANG ORD ID 3

1대구카톨릭대학교 심리학과
2대구가톨릭대학교
3진주교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to derive and compare the factor structure inherent in the Adolescent Personality Assessment Inventory(PAI-A) data of general and delinquent adolescents. And analysing similarities and differences between deducted factor structures of two target groups. For the purpose, there was carrying out of analysis with 39 scales which contains 31 subscales of Revised PAI-A. As the result of exploratory factor analysis, 4 to 6 factors model seems to appropriate for both target groups, but the results, except for the model which contain low explained variance or corss loading, were as follows: In case of normal juvenile group, 6 factors model is appropriate for normal juvenile. And in case of juvenile delinquents group, 5 factors model is appropriate for juvenile delinquents. Next, result of confirmatory factor analysis, the conformity of the two preceding models is acceptable level. Therefore, subscale of Revised PAI-A can differentiate well between characteristics of normal juveniles and juvenile delinquents. At the end of this paper, there is discussion of this research’s significant meaning and the limits of this research. after explanation of similarities and differences between deducted factor structures of two target groups.

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