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ERIC Number: EJ742299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-3590
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Construct Validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory Two-Factor Model with Offenders
Patrick, Christopher J.; Edens, John F.; Poythress, Norman G.; Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Benning, Stephen D.
Psychological Assessment, v18 n2 p204-208 Jun 2006
Much of the research on psychopathy has treated it as a unitary construct operationalized by total scores on one (or more) measures. More recent studies on the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) suggest the existence of two distinct facets of psychopathy with unique external correlates. Here, the authors report reanalyses of two offender data sets that included scores on the PPI along with various theoretically relevant criterion variables. Consistent with hypotheses, the two PPI factors showed convergent and discriminant relations with criterion measures, many of which would otherwise have been obscured when relying on PPI total scores. These results highlight the importance of examining facets of psychopathy as well as total scores.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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