Factor structure of psychopathy in youth: Testing the applicability of the new four-factor model

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-157

  Salekin, Randall T ^a,b   Brannen, Dia N ^a   Zalot, Alecia A ^c   Leistico, Anne Marie ^a   Neumann, Craig S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Factor structure; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644635555     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854805284416     Document Type: Article

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