Elaborating on the construct validity of the triarchic psychopathy measure in a criminal offender sample

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 343-350

  Stanley, Jennifer H ^a   Wygant, Dustin B ^a   Sellbom, Martin ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINALS; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY TESTS; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84879082097     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.735302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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