Assessing psychopathy in young people: the validity of the Psychopathic Checklist: Youth Version for a sample of Spanish offenders
| Autor: | Estrella Romero, Jorge Sobral, Xosé Antón Gómez-Fraguela, Mª ángeles Luengo, P. Villar-Torres |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Psychology, Crime & Law. 20:865-883 |
| ISSN: | 1477-2744 1068-316X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1068316x.2014.885970 |
| Popis: | In this study, we assessed the validity of the Psychopathic Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) in a Spanish sample of juvenile court-involved youths. Although recent Anglo-Saxon literature on the topic supports the usefulness of psychopathic traits in adolescent offenders for predicting recidivism and future violence, little is still known about their predictive ability for other cultures. The results of this study suggest that the PCL:YV possesses adequate concurrent criterion-related validity (by using self-reported version of Antisocial Process Screening Device) and retrospective validity (particularly as regards the antisocial, but also the affective–interpersonal domain). Specifically, retrospective validity was confirmed by positive correlations with history of truancy at school, poor parenting, parental delinquency, self-reported antisocial behaviour and illicit behaviour patterns including violent offences recorded in official files; however, careful analysis revealed that the Lifestyle and Antisoc... |
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