Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
Article Title
Efficacy of the Jesness Inventory-Revised Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Scales
Abstract
The authors investigated the Conduct Disorder (JR-CD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (JR-ODD) scales developed for the Jesness Inventory-Revised. Participants included 340 youth aged 12 to 18 seen at a juvenile court diagnostic clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. The authors also investigated the previously existing Social Maladjustment (JR-SM) and Asocial Index (JR-ASO) scales. Participants were independently diagnosed as having CD, ODD, Disruptive Behavior Disorder NOS (a milder behavioral disorder), or no diagnosable behavioral disorder. Mean scores varied across the groups in the expected directions for all four scales. JR-CD and JR-ODD were better able to differentiate between their target groups and the other groups than JR-SM and JR-ASO. However, sensitivities were low, and clinicians or researchers using the Jesness-R should note that while elevations strongly suggest the presence of the disorders, a lack of elevation does not imply the absence of the disorder.
Recommended Citation
Pinsoneault, T. B., & Ezzo, F. R. (2011). Efficacy of the Jesness Inventory-Revised Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Scales. Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice, 5(1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/cojjp-contemporaryissues/vol5/iss1/4
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