Incremental Validity of the Psychopathy Checklist Facet Scores: Predicting Release Outcome in Six Samples

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 396-405

  Walters, Glenn D ^a   Knight, Raymond A ^b   Grann, Martin ^c   Dahle, Klaus Peter ^d  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Swedish Prison and Probation Service   (Sweden)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

facet scores; incremental validity; PCL R; PCL:SV; recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST FACET SCORES; RECIDIVISM; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY;

EID: 44449161592     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.117.2.396     Document Type: Article

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