Brief Description

The “Violent Intentions” survey, developed by Dr. John E. Lochman and his research team, is part of the Teen Conflict Survey and was designed to assess adolescents’ intentions to engage in violent behavior during conflicts.

Objective

The objective of the questionnaire is to understand adolescents’ predisposition to resort to violence as a means of conflict resolution.

Scoring

Responses are rated on a scale that assesses the likelihood of engaging in violent acts (from “not at all likely” to “very likely”). Total scores indicate the level of violent intentions in adolescents.

References

Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2002). The Coping Power Program at the middle-school transition: Universal and indicated prevention effects. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16(4S), S40–S54.

Lochman, J. E., & Dodge, K. A. (1994). Social-cognitive processes of severely violent, moderately aggressive, and nonaggressive boys. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62(2), 366–374.

Lochman, J. E., & Lenhart, L. A. (1993). Cognitive-behavioral interventions for aggressive boys: A developmental approach. In Van Hasselt, V. B., & Hersen, M. (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychopathology (pp. 240–267). Springer.