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Using a shortened, self-report version of the checklist, a 2015 study of 343 females showed that they had higher scores on the interpersonal and lifestyle facets of psychopathy (manipulativeness ...
Psychopathy is a spectrum disorder and can be diagnosed using the 20-item Hare Psychopathy Checklist, ... Men are more likely than women ... Psychopathy is a serious diagnosis and it is wrong to ...
- Psychopaths exist across cultures and ethnic groups. It has been estimated that approximately 1 percent of males and 0.3-0.7 percent of females cou...
- An individual may exhibit early characteristics associated with psychopathy—called “callous-unemotional traits”—as early as childhood (before age 1...
- Like other personality traits, psychopathic traits are substantially influenced by genetics , though research suggests that non-genetic factors are...
- The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) are the tests used by clinicians and forensic psychologi...
- A high score on an established measure of psychopathy signals traits (such as callousness) that could pose a serious obstacle to successful therapy...
- The classic adage is that if you have to ask whether you’re a narcissist , you aren't. Not so with psychopathy. Some suspect that they have the con...
- The terms “psychopath” and “sociopath” are often used interchangeably, but a “sociopath” refers to a person with antisocial tendencies that are asc...
- Antisocial personality disorder overlaps with psychopathy, but is not the same condition . A person can meet the criteria for antisocial personalit...
- One conception of psychopathy separates “primary psychopathy” and “secondary psychopathy,” with the latter type showing more anxiety and emotional...
Abstract. The validity of the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) has been examined extensively in men, but its validity for women remains understudied. Specifically, the correlates of the general construct of psychopathy and its components as assessed by PCL-R total, factor, and facet scores have yet to be examined in depth.
- Patrick J. Kennealy, Brian M. Hicks, Christopher J. Patrick
- 2007
To examine this super-factor, the current study used several very large data sets of male (N = 4865) and female (N = 1099) offenders, and forensic psychiatric patients (N = 965), who were assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 2003). Structural equation modeling results indicated that the four first-order factor dimensions could be explained by a single second-order ...
- Craig S. Neumann, Robert D. Hare, Joseph P. Newman
- 10.1521/pedi.2007.21.2.102
- 2007
- 2007/04
Notes that since the introduction of the Psychopathy Checklist Revised in 1991 (PCL—R), numerous studies have examined the reliability and validity of this assessment instrument in samples of Institutionalized and noninstitutionalized females. This article reviews these data to determine the current state of PCL—R psychopathy assessment in females and to guide a discussion of the clinical ...
Dec 15, 2011 · Psychopathy, expert testimony, and indeterminate sentences: Exploring the relationship between Psychopathy Checklist-Revised testimony and trial outcome in Canada. Legal and Criminological Psychology , 15, 323–339.
Jan 2, 2018 · Within DSPD assessment, a measure of psychopathy, the Psychopathy Checklist – Revised (PCL–R; Footnote 1 Reference Floyd and Widaman Hare, 2003), is central for selection. A fundamental criticism of the PCL–R as a measure of psychopathy is that it confounds two distinct constructs – personality disorder and criminal behaviour ( Reference Hill, Neumann and Rogers Lilienfeld, 1994 ).
