Are there ethnic differences in levels of psychopathy? A meta-analysis

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 505-527

  Skeem, Jennifer L ^a,b   Edens, John F ^c,d   Camp, Jacqueline ^a   Colwell, Lori H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Ethnicity; Psychopathy; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEGRO; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPATHY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13744261731     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:LAHU.0000046431.93095.d8     Document Type: Article

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