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01-09-2010

Testing Factorial Structure and Validity of the PCL:SV in Lithuanian Prison Population

Auteurs: Rita Žukauskienė, Alfredas Laurinavičius, Ilona Čėsnienė

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 3/2010

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Abstract

This study examined the factorial structure and validity of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) in a European forensic context. A random sample of 257 criminal offenders from the Lithuanian prison population were administered the PCL:SV (Hart et al. 1995). The pattern of validity coefficients in this sample was comparable to other North American and non-North American samples. Several theoretical factorial structures for the PCL:SV were tested and compared. The two-factor model was not supported, while three- and four-factor models provided an acceptable fit to Lithuanian data. The four-factor model showed significantly better fit compared to the two-factor model. Correlations between PCL:SV factors and demographic variables confirm construct validity. However in the four-factor model, when controlling for correlations of the remaining three factors, only the Antisocial factor significantly correlated with variables related to criminal activity. It was concluded that the overall results of the PCL:SV in a male sample of Lithuanian offenders support cross-cultural generalizability of the construct of psychopathy as measured by the PCL:SV.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Testing Factorial Structure and Validity of the PCL:SV in Lithuanian Prison Population
Auteurs
Rita Žukauskienė
Alfredas Laurinavičius
Ilona Čėsnienė
Publicatiedatum
01-09-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-009-9176-7

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