Table 1 Results of the PAF analyses with items from JFP-list per factor and their loadings
From: Serious juvenile offenders: classification into subgroups based on static and dynamic charateristics
| N = 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Factor 1: antisocial behavior during treatment | |
| Antisocial behavior in institution | .717 |
| Negative coping | .701 |
| Lack of cooperation with treatment | .673 |
| Incidents, aggression in institution | .592 |
| Treatment motivation | .583 |
| Lack of positive coping | .511 |
| Lack of commitment to school/work | .504 |
| Negative attitude in the institution | .415 |
| Lack of contact, trust, openness | – |
| Factor 2: sexual problems | |
| Sexual offense | .931 |
| Problematic sexual behavior | .913 |
| Pedosexual behavior | .616 |
| Past offense, searching for a victim | .477 |
| Threat to be involved in prostitution (−) | .381 |
| Involvement in criminal environment (−) | .368 |
| Sadism | .325 |
| Victim of sexual abuse | .316 |
| Truancy (−) | |
| Factor 3: family background | |
| Witnessing violence in the family | .647 |
| Lack of consistency of parents/parental control | .605 |
| Presence/accessibility by parents | .584 |
| Problematic family situation | .577 |
| Substance abuse by parents | .552 |
| Criminal behavior of family | .446 |
| Physical/emotional abuse | .445 |
| Psychopathology in parents | .352 |
| Factor 4: mental health problems | |
| Psychotic symptoms | .542 |
| Offense following psychosis/medication stop | .405 |
| Depression (past year) | .387 |
| Anxiety | .355 |
| Peer rejection | .346 |
| Autism spectrum disorder | .287 |
| Poor selfcare | – |
| Factor 5: substance use | |
| Substance use preceding/during the offense | .859 |
| Drugs abuse | .722 |
| Alcohol abuse | .629 |
| Factor 6: conscience and empathy | |
| Lack of conscience | .618 |
| Lack of empathy | .618 |
| Lack of problem apprehension | .590 |
| Personality traits cluster B | .292 |
| Factor 7: cognitive and social skills | |
| Low academic achievement | .542 |
| Low IQ | −.469 |
| Low social skills | .361 |
| Self-esteem | .350 |
| Self-reliance | .323 |
| Neurobiological disorder | .249 |
| Suggestibility | – |
| Previous contact with mental health care services | – |
| Factor 8: social network | |
| Network, low quantity | .369 |
| Network, lack of emotional support | .332 |
| Impulse regulation in the past | .316 |
| Cooperative behavior, problems with authorities | .229 |
| ADHD | .219 |
| Coping, avoidance (−) | .218 |
| Lack of social activities | – |
| Factor 9: offenses | |
| High number of past offenses | .732 |
| Violent criminal behavior | .501 |
| Young age first conviction | .473 |
| Young age of onset problem behavior | .394 |