02182nam a2200313   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720001660005521000280022121500240024922500210027333012400029460600150153460600160154960600100156560600270157560600210160260600270162360600300165060600270168060600180170760600130172570000200173870000380175870100170179670100190181370100230183285200130185512151  a20201028d2019       y0pory50      ba  aeng  aThe brief self-control scale and Its refined version among Incarcerated and community youthsepsychometrics and measurement invariancefPedro Pechorro...[et.al.]  a[S.l.]cRoutledged2019  a18 p.d30 cm em PDF  aDeviant Behavior  aSelf-control refers to the ability to override impulses and behave in accordance with societal norms, and deficits in self-control are strongly associated with conduct problems, externalizing disorders, crime, and violence. Here, we examine the psychometric properties of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) and its refined version (BSCS-R) among a forensic sample (n = 131) of incarceratedmale youth and a school sample of male (n = 257) and female (n = 213) youth from Portugal. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the original one-factor structure of the BSCS and the refined two-factor structure of the BSCS-R obtained adequate fits. The BSCS demonstrated strongmeasurement invariance across gender and setting (forensic versus school), while the BSCS-R only revealed gender measurement invariance. The BSCS also tended to perform better that the BSCS-R in terms of other psychometric properties, including internal consistency measured by Alpha and Omega coefficients, discriminant and convergent validities, criterion validity, and known-groups validity. Findings support the use of the BSCS among justice-involved and community youth, but caution is advised regarding the use of its refined version in forensic settings.  aPSICOLOGIA  aPSICOMETRIA  aJOVEM  aDELINQUÊNCIA JUVENIL  aCENTRO EDUCATIVO  aCENTRO DE DETENÇÃO  aCOMPORTAMENTO ANTI-SOCIAL  aCOMPORTAMENTO VIOLENTO  aIMPULSIVIDADE  aPORTUGAL  aPECHORRObPedro  aGONÇALVESbRui Abrunhosaf1958-  aDELISIbMatt  aQuintasbJorge  aPALMAbVictor Hugo  j159.9PEC