Abstract
A wealth of research has underscored the strong relationship between PCL-R scores and recidivism. However, mounting criticism cites the PCL-R's cumbersome administration procedures and failure to adequately measure core features associated with the construct of psychopathy (Skeem, Polaschek, Patrick, & Lilienfeld, 2011). In light of these concerns, this study examined the PPI and the PPI-R, which were designed to measure core personality features associated with psychopathy (Lilienfeld & Andrews, 1996; Lilienfeld & Widows, 2005). Study one examined the PPI relative to the PCL-R and examined its factor structure. The instruments shared few significant correlations and neither the PCL-R nor the PPI significantly predicted recidivism. Study two examined the PPI-R relative to the PCL-R, the PPI, both history of violence and future criminal activity and measure of related constructs. The PPI-R was significantly correlated with measures of empathy and criminal thinking and the factors were related to a history of violence and predicted future violent criminal behavior.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 176-184 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Law and Psychiatry |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
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- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Law
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Factor structure and construct validity of the psychopathic personality inventory in a forensic sample. / Gonsalves, Valerie M.; McLawsen, Julia E.; Huss, Matthew T.; Scalora, Mario J.
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