Psychometric Properties of the Abbreviated Version of Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI-R) in a Sample of Inmates in Spanish Prisons

The aim of this research is to perform a psychometric analysis of the reduced version of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI-R) in the Spanish prison population. The sample consists of 294 inmates (265 men and 29 women) who are serving prison sentences in the Penitentiary Centers of the Autono...

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Published in:Journal of forensic psychology research and practice 2019-01, Vol.19 (1), p.9-23
Main Authors: Abilleira, María Penado, Rodicio-García, María Luisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
forensic assessment
inmate
Personality
personality assessment
personality inventory
Prison
Prisoners
Prisons
Quantitative psychology
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Summary:The aim of this research is to perform a psychometric analysis of the reduced version of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI-R) in the Spanish prison population. The sample consists of 294 inmates (265 men and 29 women) who are serving prison sentences in the Penitentiary Centers of the Autonomous Community of Galicia. The average age is 41.20 years (SD = 10.51). The internal consistency of the scale showed a high value in the global scale (α = .951), with the clinical scales showing the best reliability. The confirmatory analysis showed a good fit of the model, both in the clinical scales (X2[43] = 283.108; RMSEA = .065; CFI = .892; GFI = .899; AGFI = .927; p 
ISSN:2473-2850
2473-2842
DOI:10.1080/24732850.2018.1537711