Further development and construct validation of MMPI-2-RF indices of global psychopathy, fearless-dominance, and impulsive-antisociality in a sample of incarcerated women

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-46

  Phillips, Tasha R ^a   Sellbom, Martin ^b,e   Ben Porath, Yossef S ^c   Patrick, Christopher J ^d  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

female offenders; MMPI 2 RF; psychopathic personality inventory; self report psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NARCISSISM; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; NARCISSISM; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893982458     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000040     Document Type: Article

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