Elaborating on the construct validity of the levenson self-report psychopathy scale in incarcerated and non-incarcerated samples

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 440-451

  Sellbom, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

CFA; Psychopathy; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755159253     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-010-9249-x     Document Type: Article

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