Assessment of psychopathic traits in an incarcerated adolescent sample: A methodological comparison

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 971-986

  Fink, Brandi C ^a,b   Tant, Adam S ^a   Tremba, Katherine ^a   Kiehl, Kent A ^a,b  

^a MIND RESEARCH NETWORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Callous unemotional traits; PCL YV; Youth psychopathy assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; SELF REPORT; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864343375     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9614-y     Document Type: Article

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