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Date: | 2022 |
Abstract: | The current study examined the psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability and validity) of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV; Forth et al. , 2003) in Spanish samples of male justice-involved youths between 15 and 22-years old. The PCL:YV was administered to two groups of youths who were incarcerated (n = 62; n = 95) and a sample of youth on probation (n = 122). Confirmatory factor analyses showed acceptable-to-good fit for three- and four-factor models. The four-factor hierarchical model with a second-order higher factor representing the whole psychopathy construct was considered for further analyses. PCL:YV scores showed high internal consistency and inter-rater reliability. Low-to-moderate convergence with other measures of psychopathic traits evinced an adequate convergent validity. Convergent and discriminant validity of the PCL:YV total scores were also confirmed considering several measures of psychopathology and personality traits. Importantly, the differential external correlates of the PCL:YV factors provide support for a multidimensional conceptualization of the psychopathy construct. Altogether, these results reveal adequate psychometric properties of the PCL:YV in Spanish population of justice-involved youths and justifies its use to assess psychopathic traits in this kind of populations. |
Grants: | Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014-SGR-1587 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca FI-DGR 2017 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PSI2015-67441-R |
Note: | Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB |
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Language: | Anglès |
Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
Subject: | Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) ; Adolescence ; Psychopathic traits ; Juvenile justice ; Psychometric properties ; Confirmatory factor analysis |
Published in: | Current Psychology, 2022 |
Article 17 p, 849.8 KB |
Annex 5 p, 108.8 KB |