The Youth Psychopathic Trait Inventory: Factor structure and antisocial behaviour in non-referred 12-17-year-olds

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 577-594

  Declercq, Frédéric ^a   Markey, Samuel ^a   Vandist, Katleen ^a   Verhaeghe, Paul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antisocial behaviour; Psychopathy; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECUMBENCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY;

EID: 70649106860     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940802651757     Document Type: Article

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