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Introduction and validation of Psychopathic Personality Traits Scale (PPTS) in a large prison sample

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  • Boduszek, Daniel
  • Debowska, Agata
  • Dhingra, Katie
  • DeLisi, Matt

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The aim of this study was to create and validate a brief self-report scale of psychopathic personality traits for research purposes which would grasp the essence of a psychopathic personality, regardless of respondents' age, gender, cultural background, and criminal history.

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  • Boduszek, Daniel & Debowska, Agata & Dhingra, Katie & DeLisi, Matt, 2016. "Introduction and validation of Psychopathic Personality Traits Scale (PPTS) in a large prison sample," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 9-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:46:y:2016:i:c:p:9-17
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.02.004
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    1. Boduszek, Daniel & Debowska, Agata, 2016. "Critical evaluation of psychopathy measurement (PCL-R and SRP-III/SF) and recommendations for future research," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 1-12.
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    2. Boduszek, Daniel & Debowska, Agata & Willmott, Dominic, 2017. "Latent profile analysis of psychopathic traits among homicide, general violent, property, and white-collar offenders," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 17-23.
    3. Wang, Meng-Cheng & Gong, Jie & Gao, Yu & Zhang, Xintong & Yang, Wengdeng & Luo, Jie, 2020. "Variants of psychopathy in Chinese male offenders: A latent profile analysis in a large prison sample," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 69(C).
    4. Jones, Shayne & Dinkins, Barbara & Sleep, Chelsea E. & Lynam, Donald R. & Miller, Joshua D., 2021. "The Add Health psychopathy scale: Assessing its construct validity," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).

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