Exploring the taxometric status of psychopathy among youthful offenders: Is there a juvenile psychopath taxon?

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-24

  Edens, John F ^c   Marcus, David K ^a   Vaughn, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Classification; Criterion related validity; Taxometric analyses; Youth psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MISSOURI; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79952362312     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-010-9230-8     Document Type: Article

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