Psychopathic Traits From the Perspective of Self and Informant Reports: Is There Evidence for a Lack of Insight?

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 758-764

  Miller, Joshua D ^a   Jones, Shayne E ^b   Lynam, Donald R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Five Factor model; Insight; Psychopathy; Self other agreement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIVE FACTOR MODEL; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80051814119     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022477     Document Type: Article

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