Predicting Recidivism With the Psychopathy Checklist: Are Factor Score Composites Really Necessary?

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 552-557

  Walters, Glenn D ^a   Wilson, Nick J ^b   Glover, Anthony J J ^c  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b New Zealand Department of Corrections   (New Zealand)

^c Regional Headquarters ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Facet scores; Prediction; Psychopathy Checklist; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST; RECIDIVISM; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHECKLIST; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79959309379     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022483     Document Type: Article

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