ERIC Number: EJ1401224
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1530-5058
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An Empirical Test of a New Trait-Based Measure for Psychopathy in a Community Sample of Adults
Magarotto Machado, Gisele; Hauck-Filho, Nelson; Lima-Costa, Ariela Raissa; Carvalho, Lucas de Francisco
International Journal of Testing, v23 n4 p276-295 2023
In the current study, we used latent profile analysis to investigate the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory 2 capacity to discriminate psychopathy traits in a sample of adults. Participants were 628 adults from the general population recruited by convenience. Our latent profile analysis recovered two groups: Psychopathic Tendencies and Empathetic Tendencies. The psychopathic tendencies group scored higher in all the IDCP-2 factors comprising psychopathy features. Although our study has sample restrictions, we found evidence for using IDCP-2 factors to discriminate people with low and high levels of psychopathic traits. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings.
Descriptors: Adults, Psychopathology, Empathy, Comparative Analysis, Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Personality Problems, Profiles, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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