Psychopathy in Female Offenders
| Autor: | Rebecca L. Jackson, Paul L. Lambert, Richard Rogers, Craig S. Neumann |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Conceptualization Antisocial personality disorder 05 social sciences Psychopathy 050401 social sciences methods Poison control Human factors and ergonomics medicine.disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0504 sociology Injury prevention 050501 criminology medicine Construct (philosophy) Psychiatry Psychology Law General Psychology 0505 law Clinical psychology Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Criminal Justice and Behavior. 29:692-704 |
| ISSN: | 1552-3594 0093-8548 |
| Popis: | Psychopathy is an important clinical construct in explaining criminal behavior, determining the likelihood of treatment response, and evaluating risk assessment. The majority of past research has focused on male offenders or male forensic patients. Psychopathy in females is relatively unexplored. The current study was designed to further investigate the underlying dimensions of psychopathy in females. Utilizing a sample of 119 female inmates from a large metropolitan area jail, a series of confirmatory factor analyses was undertaken. Previous research and clinical tradition suggest the use of a two-factor conceptualization of psychopathy. More recent research suggests that a three-factor model may better capture the underlying dimensions of psychopathy. Two-factor models of psychopathy were not confirmed. However, the three-factor model reproduced the data extremely well. Clinical and research implications of this finding are addressed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|