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Psychometric Properties of the Original and Shortened Version of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory among Chinese Adolescents

Auteurs: Meng-Cheng Wang, Olivier F. Colins, Qiaowen Deng, Henrik Andershed, Jiaxin Deng, Haosheng Ye

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 4/2017

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) and its short version (YPI-S) in a sample of 2081 Chinese 11- to 19-year-old school-attending youth (M _age = 14.27, SD = 1.62). Confirmatory factor analyses showed that a bifactor model best fit the data at the subscale level for the YPI and at the item level for the YPI-S. The internal consistency of the YPI and YPI-S scores ranged from marginal to good. Measurement invariance testing revealed that the bifactor model of the YPI-S was equivalent across gender, while the bifactor model of the YPI showed moderate differences between boys and girls. Both the YPI and YPI-S total and factor scores were positively related to Antisocial Process Screening Device scores and Rule-Breaking and Aggressive behavior, though these relations were most often stronger for the YPI scores. In conclusion, the Chinese-language versions of the YPI and YPI-S hold promise as assessment tools to measure psychopathic traits in Chinese adolescents but are not without limitations. Whereas the YPI-S is more time-effective and yields scores that are more internally consistent than the YPI, the YPI seems to outperform the YPI-S in terms of convergent and criterion validity.

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This bifactor model adds a fourth, general factor (i.e., the YPI total score) on which all observed variables load to the three-factor model. The general factor in the bifactor model captures what the items have in common and is not already captured in the specific factors. Thus, this model tests the view that each item is a measure of the general factor, and that some items in addition index other more specific constructs that are not correlated with the general factor. In contrast with the hierarchical three-factor model, the bifactor model assumes that the specific factors are not subsumed by the general factor but are uncorrelated and distinct (Pihet et al. 2014; Patrick et al. 2007).

In total, 576 11–19 year old participants were recruited from school 1 [M = 15.15, SD = 1.86; 263 (46.6%) boys; 444 (97.8%) Han], and 1505 11–19 year old participants from school 2 [M = 13.95, SD = 1.40; 777 (52.4%) boys; 1428 (98.6%) Han].

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All factor loadings for these models can be retrieved in the Appendix.

These values were very similar to the findings reported by Zwaanswijk et al. (2016): ω_H = .78 and ω_HS = .11(GM), .26(CU) and .22(II), respectively.

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Titel: Psychometric Properties of the Original and Shortened Version of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory among Chinese Adolescents
Auteurs: Meng-Cheng Wang
Olivier F. Colins
Qiaowen Deng
Henrik Andershed
Jiaxin Deng
Haosheng Ye
Publicatiedatum: 13-07-2017
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-017-9619-5

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