Assessing the external correlates of alternative factor models of the psychopathic personality inventory-short form across three samples

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-256

  Smith, Shannon Toney ^a   Edens, John F ^a   Vaughn, Michael G ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MISSOURI; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957604684     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.558876     Document Type: Article

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