Two alternative models were tested using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. 265). Peer Delinquency Scale Information Description The peer delinquency scale of the Pittsburgh Youth Study Interview comprises 15 questions rated on a 5-point scale (1 = none to 5 = all) concerning the number of friends of the subject that have engaged in a variety of antisocial and delinquent behaviors over the past 6 months. violence and a wide variety of other forms of contemporaneous deviant behavior in a large ... measured at Wave VI with eight items from the physical violence sub-scale of the Conflict Tactics Scales. Design and Procedure Survey order and distribution. Deviant behavior variety scale: development and validation with a sample of Portuguese adolescents By Cristina Sanches, Maria Gouveia-Pereira, João Marôco, Hugo Gomes and Filipa Roncon Cite The internal consistency reliability estimate based on the current sample suggested an adequate level of reliability (α= .83; see Table 1). There is also the possibility that more support associated with deviant behavior (measured as a variety scale of self- for the general theory may have been detected if low self-control was reported behaviors like cheating, skipping school, substance use, etc. Self-Control Scale is a valid predictor of many types of deviant behavior (see Grasmick & Tittle). Perhaps the most ubiquitous navigator of a given virtual space is a “geek,” which carries a variety of connotations, both positive and negative. Internationally used for adolescents- valid and reliable. I combined items from each scale into a single sur- Abstract This study presents the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DBVS). This study presents the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DBVS). Family Cohesion Subscale of Family Environment Scale (Moos, 1974) 9 items, true-or-false. ... Deviant Behavior 34(11):875-894. ... of their own identity is a necessary key that can help us understand how society as a whole responds to these large-scale sociological trends. A Behavior Rating Scale for the Preschool Child1 LENORE BEHAR" AND SAMUEL STRINGFIELD ... from deviant behavior in this age group. Keywords: Deviant behavior, Adolescents, Variety scale, Validation Background for a social group” (pp.276), while delinquency is defined as a Youth involvement in behaviors that violate social and/ “behavior violating social rules or conventions” (pp. Example item “There is little group spirit in our family.” Deviant Peer Association Scale (Trudeau et al., 2013) 15 questions, 4-point scale from 1 (none of the time) to 4 (all of the time) Guided by Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) contention that the effect of low self-control is general across all crimes and deviant behavior, this study operationalized deviance using an additive index of a variety of behaviors. Cristina Sanches, Maria Gouveia-Pereira, João Marôco, Hugo Gomes and Filipa Roncon, Deviant behavior variety scale: development and validation with a sample of Portuguese adolescents, Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 29, 1, (2016). Participants were 861 Portuguese adolescents (54 % female), aged between 12 and 19 years old. Many checklists, rating scales, and other ... valid measures of deviant behavior in a variety of settings.