Personal aspirations and concerns inventory for offenders: Developments in the measurement of offenders' motivation

Background It is important to attend to offenders' motivation for treatment and behaviour change, either as a treatment selection criterion or a pre‐treatment need. One measure of motivation that has been used with forensic populations is the Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI) and a PCI‐Offender...

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Published in:Criminal behaviour and mental health 2010-04, Vol.20 (2), p.144-157
Main Authors: Campbell, Jacqui, Sellen, Joselyn L., McMurran, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptability
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aspirations
Attitude to Health
Crime - psychology
Criminology
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Measurement
Medical treatment
Mental health
Motivation
Offenders
Pilot Projects
Pilot studies
Prisoners - psychology
Psychometric properties
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wales
Young Adult
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Summary:Background It is important to attend to offenders' motivation for treatment and behaviour change, either as a treatment selection criterion or a pre‐treatment need. One measure of motivation that has been used with forensic populations is the Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI) and a PCI‐Offender Adaptation (PCI‐OA). As well as demonstrating promise in measuring offenders' motivation, the administration of the PCI and PCI‐OA shows potential as a motivation enhancer. However, a number of potentially useful changes to the PCI‐OA that may maximise its potential have been identified. These are described here. Method The rationale and process of abridgement and further development of the PCI‐OA into the Personal Aspirations and Concerns Inventory for Offenders (PACI‐O) are described. Results of a pilot study with 22 prisoners are reported. The pilot study aimed to assess the acceptability of the PACI‐O with an offender population. Results Findings demonstrated that the interview took less time, although similar concerns were still identified, consistent with the previous PCI‐OA. Conclusion Consistency with previous evidence, together with positive feedback, suggests that the PACI‐O was acceptable with an offender population. Future research is required to assess the psychometric properties of the PACI‐O, and to evaluate its potential as an assessment of offender motivation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0957-9664
1471-2857
DOI:10.1002/cbm.761