Predicting institutional adjustment and recidivism with the psychopathy checklist factor scores: a meta-analysis.
This study explored the validity of the PCL/PCL-R factor scores in predicting institutional adjustment and recidivism in forensic clients and prison inmates. Forty-two studies in which institutional adjustment, release outcome (recidivism), or both were assessed prospectively with the PCL/PCL-R yielded 50 effect size estimates between the PCL/PCL-R factor scores and measures of institutional adjustment/recidivism. A meta-analysis of these findings disclosed that Factor 2 (Antisocial/Unstable Lifestyle) correlated moderately well with institutional adjustment and recidivism, whereas Factor 1 (Affective/Interpersonal Traits) was less robustly associated with these outcomes. Direct comparisons of the mean effect sizes attained by Factors 1 and 2 revealed that Factor 2 was significantly more predictive of total outcomes, general recidivism, violent recidivism, and outcomes from the 12 most methodological sound studies than Factor 1. There was less differentiation between Factors 1 and 2 on measures of institutional adjustment.
Walters
Glenn D
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Psychology Services, Federal Correctional Institution-Schuylkill, P.O. Box 700, Minersville, Pennsylvania 17954-0700, USA.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D003417:Criminal Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005544:Forecasting; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011599:Psychopathology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012008:Recurrence; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*