Reliability and construct validity of the psychopathy checklist-revised for Latino, European American, and African American male inmates

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 382-392

  Sullivan, Elizabeth A ^a   Abramowitz, Carolyn S ^b   Lopez, Mabel ^c   Kosson, David S ^a  

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

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Collier Neurologic Specialists ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Cross cultural; Ethnic differences; Inmates; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOPATHY; RECIDIVISM; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33845677254     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.18.4.382     Document Type: Article

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