The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), low anxiety, and fearlessness: A structural equation modeling analysis

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-137

  Neumann, Craig S ^a   Johansson, Peter T ^b   Hare, Robert D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

fearlessness; low anxiety; PCL R; psychopathy; structural properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876159843     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027886     Document Type: Article

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