Factor Structure of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI): Findings From a Large Incarcerated Sample

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-174

  Neumann, Craig S ^a   Malterer, Melanie B ^b   Newman, Joseph P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

factor analysis; offenders; psychopathy; self report; structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 45449116342     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.20.2.169     Document Type: Article

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