What features of psychopathy might be central? A network analysis of the psychopathy checklist-revised (PCL-R) in three large samples

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 51-65

  Verschuere, Bruno ^a   Grothe, Sophia van Ghesel ^a   Waldorp, Lourens ^a   Watts, Ashley L ^b   Lilienfeld, Scott O ^b   Edens, John F ^c   Skeem, Jennifer L ^d   Noordhof, Arjen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Empathy; Network analysis; Psychopathy; Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL R)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DUTCHMAN; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN; AFFECT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINALS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85034986040     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000315     Document Type: Article

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