Examining the utility of the PCL:SV as a screening measure using competing factor models of psychopathy
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2006-06-14Keywords
AdultAntisocial Personality Disorder
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Prisoners
*Questionnaires
Health Services Research
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
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The correspondence between the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV; S. D. Hart, D. N. Cox, and R. D. Hare, 1995) and the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; R. D. Hare, 1991, 2003) was examined in forensic (N = 175) and correctional (N = 188) samples. Intermeasure correlations for Total scores (.95 forensic, .94 correctional) and the original 2-factor, D. J. Cooke and C. Michie's (2001) 3-factor, and R. D. Hare's (2003) 4-facet models (range = .87-.95) were high. Area under the curve values for the PCL:SV were .98 in both samples (cutoff = PCL-R Total score of 25). The PCL:SV performed well as a screen, maximizing false positive relative to false negative errors. Close correlations for prediction of violent recidivism in the correctional sample were obtained for the PCL-R (.42) and PCL:SV (.37). Results indicate the robust relation between the measures is maintained whether they are completed on the basis of file review only or file plus interview and whether the same or different raters score the measures.Source
Psychol Assess. 2006 Jun;18(2):225-30. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1037/1040-3590.18.2.225Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45224PubMed ID
16768600Related Resources
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10.1037/1040-3590.18.2.225