title: Reliability and construct validity of the psychopathy checklist - revised for Latino, European American, and African American male inmates.
abstract: The utility of the psychopathy construct in predicting laboratory deficits, criminal behavior, response to intervention, and recidivism has been well documented in European American populations. However, less is known about the manifestation and correlates of psychopathy in Latino and African American populations. The present study examined the reliability and construct validity of the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R; R. D. Hare, 2003) in 83 Latino inmates compared with matched samples of African Americans and European Americans. Results provide preliminary evidence that the PCL-R provides a reliable and valid measure of psychopathy in Latinos, with generally similar patterns emerging across external correlates; however, some ethnic group differences were noted for relationships between psychopathy indicators and some external correlates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA. elizabeth.sullivan@students.rosalindfranklin.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Carolyn S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Abramowitz
authors.forename: Mabel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kosson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data