The comprehensive assessment of psychopathic personality (CAPP): Content validation using prototypical analysis

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 402-413

  Kreis, Mette K F ^a   Cooke, David J ^a,b   Michie, Christine ^a   Hoff, Helge A ^c   Logan, Caroline ^d  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862196704     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 19432763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.3.402     Document Type: Article

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