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The measurement of antisocial and criminal behaviors is among the most central methodological issues in forensic psychology and criminology. The main objective of this article is to examine the psychometric properties of the Antisociality-Criminality Scale (ACS) in a Portuguese sample (N=242; M=30.19 years; DP=12.78 years). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated the presence of a latent one-factor structure with a satisfactory fit. Adequate psychometric properties were demonstrated, namely at the level of reliability and convergent, divergent, criterion, and group-known validity. Such results support the use of the ACS in forensic psychology and criminology settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this article is to examine the psychometric properties of the defensiveness and validity scales of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI) in a sample of young Portuguese adults (N=610, M=21.33 years, SD=3.09) from a university background. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated the presence of a three-dimensional structure with a good fit. The defensiveness and validity scales of the WAI demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, namely at the level of reliability and convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity. Such results support the use of the WAI defensiveness and validity scales in the research and psychological assessment of Portuguese young adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) in a sample (N=412; M=13.19 years; SD=1.41) of Portuguese youths. Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed that a refined two-factor structure was the best option, with cross-gender measurement invariance being demonstrated. The measure also demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, namely in terms of its reliability, discriminant validity, criterion-related validity, and known-groups validity. The findings mostly justify the use of this measure among Portuguese youths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main aim of the present study was to validate the Socially Desirable Response Set -5 (SDRS-5) among a school sample (N=543) of male and female Portuguese youths. The SDRS-5 demonstrated good results, namely in terms of its one-factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity, criterion-related validityand known-groups validity. Cross-gender measurement invariance was demonstrated. The psychometric properties that were found mostly justify the use of the SDRS-5 among Portuguese adolescents from a school context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]