Title
Validity and structure of a self-report measure of youth psychopathy
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2004-02-14
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adolescent; Antisocial Personality Disorder; Child; Humans; Male; *Psychological Tests; *Self Assessment (Psychology); United States
Disciplines
Psychiatry
Abstract
An interest in early identification of youth who may be at risk of psychopathy has generated measures for age-appropriate screening and assessment. This study examines the structural, concurrent, and divergent validity of the Psychopathy Content Scale, a 20-item self-report instrument derived from the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI). Data for 481 youths who had taken the MACI, the Child Behavior Checklist Youth Self-Report (YSR), and the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Second Version (MAYSI-2), were analyzed. Results showed that the PCS is best described by a two-factor model and that analyses of the two factors offer limited support for convergent and divergent validity. High scores on both factors were associated with high YSR and MAYSI-2 scales, suggesting that the measure identified youth who were distressed on several measures of emotional, psychological, and behavioral disorder.
DOI of Published Version
10.1002/bsl.578
Source
Behav Sci Law. 2004;22(1):69-84. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Behavioral sciences and the law
Related Resources
PubMed ID
14963881
Repository Citation
Lexcen, Frances J.; Vincent, Gina M.; and Grisso, Thomas, "Validity and structure of a self-report measure of youth psychopathy" (2004). Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. 269.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/269
