Structural analysis of the PCL-R and relationship to BIG FIVE personality traits and parenting characteristics in an Hispanic female offender sample

Valid measurement of psychopathic traits in females using the Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) continues to be an under researched topic. Previous latent variable and other psychometric studies have raised questions concerning the structure and predictive effects of psychopathic traits in females. New cross-cultural research finds good support for a four-factor model of psychopathy in females and the predictive effects of the psychopathy factors (Declercq, Carter, & Neumann, 2015; Neumann, Hare, & Pardini, 2015). Nevertheless, additional research is needed on females, especially individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. We investigated the factor structure and construct validity of the PCL-R in a female Hispanic sample (n = 155). Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the four-factor model provided an adequate fit. Furthermore, structural equation modelling revealed significant negative and positive predictive effects, respectively, between general personality (Agreeableness and Conscientiousness), and indifferent/abusive parenting with the broad syndrome of psychopathy.

10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.015

0191-8869

59–65

Eisenbarth, Hedwig

41af3dcb-da48-402b-a488-49de88e64f0c

Krammer, Sandy

279717cc-a84f-44ee-a001-e3b5ee462423

Edwards, Bethany

2562bc01-7d95-4d8e-82f9-2208dd03009f

Kiehl, Kent

8b69f462-b5fe-4614-ab36-bd19518a3f3e

Neumann, Craig

000f3547-fbf0-4203-90b5-d52b1a902f9b

15 July 2018

Eisenbarth, Hedwig

41af3dcb-da48-402b-a488-49de88e64f0c

Krammer, Sandy

279717cc-a84f-44ee-a001-e3b5ee462423

Edwards, Bethany

2562bc01-7d95-4d8e-82f9-2208dd03009f

Kiehl, Kent

8b69f462-b5fe-4614-ab36-bd19518a3f3e

Neumann, Craig

000f3547-fbf0-4203-90b5-d52b1a902f9b

Eisenbarth, Hedwig, Krammer, Sandy, Edwards, Bethany, Kiehl, Kent and Neumann, Craig (2018) Structural analysis of the PCL-R and relationship to BIG FIVE personality traits and parenting characteristics in an Hispanic female offender sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 129, 59–65. (doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.015).

Record type: Article

Abstract

Text

PCLR_femaleStructure_PAID_R2 - Accepted Manuscript

Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.

Download (244kB)

Text

Structural analysis of the PCL-R and relationship to BIG FIVE personality traits and parenting characteristics in an Hispanic female offender sample - Version of Record

Restricted to Repository staff only

Request a copy