Examining the factor structure and convergent and discriminant validity of the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale: Is the two-factor model the best fitting model?

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-304

  Salekin, Randall T ^a   Chen, Debra R ^a   Sellbom, Martin ^b   Lester, Whitney S ^c   MacDougall, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

community; LSRP; psychopathy; self report antisocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEVICES; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904394507     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/per0000073     Document Type: Article

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