Structural coherence and temporal stability of psychopathic personality features during emerging adulthood

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 623-633

  Hawes, Samuel W ^a   Mulvey, Edward P ^a   Schubert, Carol A ^a   Pardini, Dustin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifactor; Invariance; Psychopathy; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST YOUTH VERSION; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERSONALITY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905566632     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037078     Document Type: Article

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