Table 3.
Analysis of variance for race amongst juvenile offenders on the personality assessment inventory-adolescent (PAI-A) selected scales
| PAI-A scale | Source | SS | df (3127) | MS | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOM | Between Groups | 250.47 | 83.49 | .47 | |
| Within Groups | 22436.07 | 176.66 | |||
| Total | 22686.53 | 130 | |||
| ANX | Between Groups | 134.78 | 44.93 | .27 | |
| Within Groups | 21176.82 | 166.75 | |||
| Total | 21311.60 | 130 | |||
| ARD | Between Groups | 1081.21 | 360.40 | 3.23* | |
| Within Groups | 14172.51 | 111.60 | |||
| Total | 15253.73 | 130 | |||
| DEP | Between Groups | 20.06 | 7.69 | .06 | |
| Within Groups | 16328.66 | 128.57 | |||
| Total | 166351.71 | 130 | |||
| MAN | Between Groups | 2071.33 | 691.44 | 5.58** | |
| Within Groups | 16,038.27 | 126.29 | |||
| Total | 18112.60 | 130 | |||
| PAR | Between Groups | 171.33 | 57.11 | .53 | |
| Within Groups | 13728.41 | 108.10 | |||
| Total | 13899.74 | 130 | |||
| SCZ | Between Groups | 1034.10 | 344.70 | 2.24 | |
| Within Groups | 19548.84 | 153.93 | |||
| Total | 20582.93 | 130 | |||
| BOR | Between Groups | 348.00 | 116.00 | .97 | |
| Within Groups | 15212.69 | 119.79 | |||
| Total | 15560.69 | 130 | |||
| ANT | Between Groups | 119.36 | 39.79 | .58 | |
| Within Groups | 8701.22 | 68.51 | |||
| Total | 8820.58 | 130 | |||
| ALC | Between Groups | 637.79 | 212.60 | 2.50 | |
| Within Groups | 10800.84 | 85.05 | |||
| Total | 114438.63 | 130 | |||
| DRG | Between Groups | 1158.82 | 386.27 | 2.09 | |
| Within Groups | 23524.07 | 185.23 | |||
| Total | 24682.89 | 130 | |||
| AGG | Between Groups | 73.62 | 24.54 | .21 | |
| Within Groups | 15209.33 | 119.76 | |||
| Total | 15282.95 | 130 | |||
| SUI | Between Groups | 39.03 | 13.01 | .11 | |
| Within Groups | 14508.19 | 114.24 | |||
| Total | 14547.22 | 130 | |||
| STR | Between Groups | 59.31 | 19.77 | .18 | |
| Within Groups | 13924.34 | 109.64 | |||
| Total | 13983.65 | 130 | |||
| NON | Between Groups | 101.37 | 33.79 | .26 | |
| Within Groups | 16259.17 | 128.03 | |||
| Total | 16360.53 | 130 | |||
| RXR | Between Groups | 585.82 | 195.27 | 1.84 | |
| Within Groups | 13500.84 | 106.31 | |||
| Total | 14086.66 | 130 | |||
| DOM | Between Groups | 413.43 | 137.81 | 2.40 | |
| Within Groups | 7292.62 | 57.42 | |||
| Total | 7706.05 | 130 | |||
| WRM | Between Groups | 582.49 | 194.16 | 2.01 | |
| Within Groups | 12289.82 | 96.77 | |||
| Total | 12872.31 | 130 |
Table 3 shows average mean differences between racial/ethnicity groups of offenders (e.g. Caucasian, African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, and Other) for each of the Clinical, Treatment Consideration, and Interpersonal scales. The ARD and MAN scales yielded statistically significant differences among racial groups
*p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001