FACTORS UNDERLYING WISC (WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN) PERFORMANCE IN JUVENILE PUBLIC OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 18933
• Author(s): N C SMITH
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 51 pages
• Sale Source: UMI Dissertation Services
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DISSERTATION - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Annotation

TESTS THE VALIDITY OF WECHSLER'S CONTENTIONS REGARDING THE INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING OF MALE AND FEMALE JUVENILE PUBLIC OFFENDERS.

Abstract

THE WISC SUBTEST, VERBAL, PERFORMANCE, AND FULL SCALE I.Q. SCORES WERE OBTAINED IN 250 MALE AND 100 FEMALE LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC JUVENILE PUBLIC OFFENDERS COMMITTED BY THE COURTS ON A MYRIAD OF OFFENSES TO THE OHIO YOUTH COMMISSION'S JUVENILE DIAGNOSTIC CENTER. THE SUBJECTS RANGED IN AGE FROM 12 TO 15 YEARS WITH A MEAN AGE OF 14.5 YEARS. THE FIRST PART OF THE STUDY WAS AIMED AT TESTING FOR DIFFERENCES IN INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING BETWEEN THE MALE AND FEMALE JUVENILE PUBLIC OFFENDERS. FURTHER, THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE VALIDITY OF CONTENTIONS REGARDING THE INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING IN JUVENILE PUBLIC OFFENDERS. THE SECOND PART OF THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE COGNITIVE ORGANIZATION IN MALE AND FEMALE JUVENILE PUBLIC OFFENDERS BY FACTOR ANALYZING THE WISC DATA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)