Factor structure of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL: YV) in incarcerated adolescents

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-154

  Neumann, Craig S ^a   Kosson, David S ^b   Forth, Adelle E ^c   Hare, Robert D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Antisocial behavior; Confirmatory factor analysis; Four factor model; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HARE PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODEL; PRISON; PSYCHOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33746315365     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.18.2.142     Document Type: Article

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