• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Dimensions of Psychopathic Traits in a Community Sample : Implications From Different Measures for Impulsivity and Delinquency : Implications From Different Measures for Impulsivity and Delinquency
  • Contributor: Eisenbarth, Hedwig; Centifanti, Luna C. M.
  • Published: Hogrefe Publishing Group, 2020
  • Published in: European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 36 (2020) 1, Seite 1-11
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000478
  • ISSN: 1015-5759; 2151-2426
  • Keywords: Applied Psychology
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  • Description: <jats:p> Abstract. There are valid measures of psychopathic traits in youth, such as the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI). However, it is unclear how another self-report measure, which is based on a different conceptualization of psychopathy relates to the YPI in youth and to antisocial behavior. We therefore, compared the construct validity of two measures: the personality-based Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R) and the YPI – based on adult antisocial personality traits. First, both measures showed sufficient model fit and some overlap in their variance, particularly YPI impulsive-irresponsible and grandiose-manipulative factors with PPI-R self-centered impulsivity, as well as YPI callous-unemotional with PPI-R coldheartedness. We found that although overall delinquency was correlated with PPI-R and YPI subscales, only the self-centered impulsivity factor of the PPI-R and only the Impulsive-Irresponsibility domain of the YPI were statistically predictive of self-reported antisocial behavior. Thus, the PPI-R and the YPI both show moderate construct validity and criterion validity for use among young community adults. </jats:p>