Table 2

Interrater Reliability, Internal Consistency, and Concurrent Validity of SACA Items and Total Score

SACA ItemMean (SD)ICC (95% CI)Item-Total rArrested (Yes/No)*DisciplinaryTickets§TimeIncarcerated§
1. Respect0.71 (.74)0.64 (.33–.81)0.430.210.270.18
2. Trust1.08 (0.76)0.79 (0.62–0.89)0.370.170.070.11
3. Isolation0.88 (0.80)0.59 (0.24–78)0.180.07−0.001−0.05
4. Manipulation0.32 (0.61)0.62 (0.29–0.80)0.210.18‖0.11−0.14
5. Snitching0.20 (0.49)0.65 (0.34–0.81)−0.01−0.0040.100.01
6. Stonewalling0.84 (0.83)0.91 (0.83–0.95)0.360.15−0.030.09
7. Vigilance0.81 (0.82)0.77 (0.56–0.88)0.340.140.130.07
8. Bid mentality0.61 (0.71)0.66 (0.36–0.82)0.310.240.250.09
9. Posturing0.26 (0.54)0.66 (0.35–0.82)0.380.120.350.14
10. Wolfing0.39 (0.71)0.95 (0.90–0.97)0.400.070.19−0.01
11. Cliquing0.10 (0.32)0.85 (0.71–0.92)0.200.030.120.05
12. Medication compliance0.43 (0.75)0.55 (0.15–0.76)0.28−0.0050.19−0.07
13. Do own time1.02 (0.84)0.72 (0.47–0.85)0.280.14−0.010.23
14. Stigma0.62 (0.79)0.77 (0.57–0.88)0.310.060.270.07
15. Malingering0.09 (0.35)0.77 (0.56–0.87)0.360.110.17−0.01
16. Dissembling0.18 (0.48)0.51 (0.09–0.74)0.360.050.07−0.06
SACA total score8.38 (4.5)0.85 (0.71–0.92)0.70a0.250.320.15
  • ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; CI, confidence interval; time incarcerated, cumulative time sentenced to incarceration; disciplinary tickets, self reported frequency category of number of disciplinary tickets received for rule infractions in prison.

  • * Point biserial correlation coefficient.

  • n = 124.

  • Spearman correlation coefficient.

  • § Pearson correlation coefficient.

  • p < .05.

  • p < .01.