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Adaptation of the Measures of Criminal Attitudes and Associates to the Turkish Language: Validity and Reliability Study Hüseyin NERGİZ, Sedat IŞIKLI 2021 32(2): 118-128
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Objective: There are many biopsychosocial determinants among factors
that trigger criminal behavior. Social variables such as the number of
friends involved in criminal activity and the amount of time spent
with them, as well as psychological processes such as sentiments of
entitlement, antisocial attitudes of the individual can influence the
possibility of getting involved in acts of crime. The purpose of this
study was to adapt the Measures of Criminal Attitudes and Associates
(MCAA) to Turkish language and to test its reliability and validity of the
Measurement of Criminal Attitudes and Associates (MCAA), adapted
to the Turkish language (MCAA-TR).
Method: The Turkish version of the scale was tested on 202 adult
convicts and 208 undergraduate university students. In order to assess
the concurrent validity of the MCAA-TR, the UPPS Impulsive Behavior
Scale and Criminal Thinking Scale (MCAA) were given to participants.
Results: Principal component analysis showed that the factor structure
of the MCAA-TR was highly consistent with the original version of
the scale. The Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency was 0.86 for
the total scale and ranged from 0.68 to 0.82 for subscales. Results
of discriminant function analysis showed a classification efficiency of
77.6%. Also, the total sub-dimension scores of the MCAA-TR showed
significant correlation with the scores on the relevant sub-dimensions of
the scales used to evaluate concurrent validity.
Conclusion: The MCAA-TR was found to be a valid and reliable tool
for assessing crime related cognitions and attitudes