Professor jane wood, professor of forensic psychology. The current article addresses the psychometric qualities of the german version of gudjonssons blame attribution inventory gbai, a selfreport scale for. The subjects were 80 prisoners serving prison sentences in northern ireland. Findings indicate that the german version of the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory possesses. Sixtynine male offenders completed the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory, the eysenck personality questionnaire and the novaco anger scale. He developed a questionnaire to specifically measure reliably the internal external and mental element attributions as no such instrument was available in the. Subjects n100 were undergraduate students who completed the revised shameguilt scale by hoblitzelle, the mosher forced choice guilt inventory by mosher, and the scaai. The revised gudjonsson blame attribution inventory sciencedirect. It involves reading a short story to the subject and testing recall. A multisite randomized controlled trial of a cognitive. Gudjonsson, gh, singh, kk 1989 the revised gudjonsson blame attribution inventory.
Seventy two percent of male prisoners population in iceland participated in the study. The gudjonsson blame attribution inventory revised gbair is a selfreported measure of an individuals blame attribution. At the conference gudjonsson and mackeith introduced the concept of memory distrust syndrome, which was. Motivation for offending and personality gudjonsson 2004 legal. Following this, chapter three was completed which involved a critique of the gudjonsson blame attribution inventoryrevised gbair.
Evidence and values based practice and clinical skills 1 evbp 2 with applications to child, youth, learning disabilities, vulnerable groups and specialist clinical. Esteem scale, and the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory bai. Pdf examining guilt and blame attribution for offence. This test has been used in court cases in several jurisdictions but has been the subject of various criticisms. Assessing individual differences in proneness to shame and. Significant differences in attribution were found between offender groups. Pdf the role of personality and blame attribution in prisoners.
The current article addresses the psychometric qualities of the german version of gudjonssons blame attribution inventory gbai, a selfreport scale for measuring attribution of blame for crime. The aim of the current study was to examine offenders memories about their crimes, and explored potential factors involved in the experience of intrusive memories. Sixtynine male offenders completed the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory, the eysenck personality questionnaire and the novaco. Reported delinquency scale, the gudjonsson compliance scale gcs, the gough socialisation scale, the rosenberg self. Investigating perceptions of child sexual abuse nottingham. Attribution of blame for criminal acts and its relationship with psychopathy as measured by the hare psychopathic checklist pclsv. Measuring victim empathy among mentally disordered offenders. This study in the ocr a2 specification and forensic psychology unit is categorised in turning to crime, cognition, and then attribution of blame and social cognition. External attribution on the bai follows heiders 1958 theory of attribution to external factors.
Given his large number of publications on suggestibility, gisli was often called as an expert witness in court cases where the suggestibility of those involved in the case was crucial to the proceedings. Motivation for offending and personality psychsource. This study in the ocr a2 specification and forensic psychology unit is categorised in turning to crime, cognition, and then attribution of blame and social cognition social cognition is the study of how people process social. Findings indicate that the german version of the gudjonsson blame. Participants read vignettes depicting acquaintance rape and completed questionnaires. They also provide measures of memory recall and confabulation. The concept of psychopathy describes disordered individuals as lacking in responsibility and feelings of guilt for their actions.
Participants were sceptical about false confessions in the absence of severe mental disorder. Pdf the revised gudjonsson blame attribution inventory. May 24, 2007 the current article addresses the psychometric qualities of the german version of gudjonsson s blame attribution inventory gbai, a selfreport scale for measuring attribution of blame for crime. The qualitative study used data from interviews with participants. Abstract this study examines the relationship between type of offence and the attributions offenders make about their criminal act. Measuring victim empathy among mentally disordered. A new measure for assessing individual differences in proneness to shame and guilt for adults, the selfconscious affect and attribution inventory scaai was evaluated. This article was originally published in a journal published by.
A specially constructed offending motivation questionnaire omq was. All subjects had completed the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory gudjonsson and singh, 1990. The attribution of blame and type of crime committed. Hopemanual of the hostility and direction of hostility questionnaire h.
Attribution of blame for criminal acts and its relationship with psychopathy as measured by the hare psychopathic checklist. Motivation for offending and personality gudjonsson 2004. Gudjonsson and singh, 1989 was used to investigate the relationship between reported remorse for the index offence and the vera2 empathy scores. Sep 18, 2014 attribution theory is used to describe the different ways in which we interpret the causes of both our own behaviors and those of others. Blame attribution refers to the process of attempting to construct causal explanations for behaviours displayed by themselves and others.
The gudjonsson blame attribution inventory gudjonsson, person. Gudjonsson suggestibility scales forensic psychology. Comparing a public and forensic psychiatric sample, authornicol patricny. He is emeritus professor at the institute of psychiatry of kings college london and a professor in the psychology department at reykjavik university. The gbai was administered to a criminal sample of forensic and criminal inmates n 107. Two studies of ethnically diverse us college students from northern california examined whether ingroup bias and gender norm violations influence acquaintance rape attributions study 1, n 118. The gudjonsson blame attribution inventory revised has been researched well in those who actually offend. Attribution of blame for criminal acts and its relationship. For the purpose of this chapter, we are defining a forensic population as comprising individuals who are being managed or restricted by the criminal justice system. Factor analysis of the revised inventory revealed three independent factors similar to those found for the original inventory. Attribution of blame for criminal acts and its relationship with. Esteem scale, and the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory.
Journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology 21, 91 101. The gbai was administered to a criminal sample of forensic and criminal inmates n107. Gudjonsson and singh, 1989 was used at baseline to assess the construct validity of the iors. The questionnaire was subsequently revised gudjonsson blame attribution inventoryrevised. The revised gudjonsson blame attribution inventory bai. There were a variety of questionnaire measures used, but of the 11 articles, five used the gudjonsson blame inventory revised gbair.
Participants were administered the quick test qt and the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory gbai. The external dimension of the bai includes statements such as i did not deserve to get. The gudjonsson blame attribution inventory gbai was administered to 9 prisoners at grendon psychiatric prison, and 37 psychiatric patients with a forensic history. The current article addresses the psychometric qualities of the german version of gudjonsson s blame attribution inventory gbai, a selfreport scale for measuring attribution of blame for crime. Table 3 summarises the main findings and limitations of these studies. Attribution theory is used to describe the different ways in which we interpret the causes of both our own behaviors and those of others. Studyspecific measures of antisocial and prosocial behaviour. Findings indicate that the german version of the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory. As predicted, a significant relationship with type of offence was found. Findings indicate that the german version of the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory possesses acceptable. The revised gudjonsson blame attribution inventory.
Gudjonsson, 1989, 1997a this is a 20item scale that measures the propensity of the person to go along uncritically with requests made by others, largely in order to please others or to avoid conflict and confrontation. Attribution of blame for criminal acts and its relationship with type. For example, external attribution of blame was found to be positively correlated with psychoticism, hostility, and external locus of control gudjonsson and singh 1989. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between blame attribution measured by the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory revised gbair and psychopathy measured by the hare psychopathic checklistrevised pclsv among mentally disordered offenders. The gudjonsson suggestibility scale gss was created in 1983 by icelandic psychologist gisli hannes gu.
Pdf the role of personality and blame attribution in. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between blame attribution measured by the gudjonsson blame attribution inventory revised. Sex offenders have been shown to report a higher level of remorse than other offenders gudjonsson and. The scales provide a total score for suggestibility based on responses to leading questions and negative feedback. The gudjonsson suggestibility scales gss 1 and gss 2 are clinical instruments designed to assess levels of interrogative suggestibility. The gudjonsson suggestibility scale gss is a psychological test that measures suggestibility of a subject. Factor analysis of the revised inventory revealed three independent factors. Limited research has examined perpetrator induced trauma symptoms in offender populations. Gisli gudjonsson and jim mackeith presented a paper on false confessions and psychological effects of interrogation. The gbair is specifically designed for use with offenders and frames the. Although there was a trend towards higher guilt attributions when the victim was wellknown to the perpetrator, this relationship was complicated by the severity of the violent act. This was to assess the inventorys suitability for chapter four and to inform practitioners of its utility. Motivation for offending and personality, legal and. However, it is still unclear what influences the expression of anger.
Victim blaming as an example of fundamental attribution. Comparing a public and forensic psychiatric sample, authornicol patricny, year2010. The current study investigated the relationship between anger, personality and blame attribution in icelandic prisoners. Effects of ingroup bias and gender role violations on. Confessions and denials and the relationship with personality. Motivation for offending and personality gudjonsson.