title: The Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy scale: an examination of the personality traits and disorders associated with the LSRP factors.
abstract: There are several self-report measures of psychopathy, most of which use a two-factor structure. There is debate regarding the convergence of these factors, particularly with regard to Factor 1 (F1), which is related to the interpersonal and affective aspects of psychopathy; Factor 2 (F2) is related to the social deviance associated with psychopathy. This study examines the relations between the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy (LSRP) factors and personality traits and disorders (PDs) in an undergraduate sample (n = 271). LSRP Factor 1 is related to an antagonistic interpersonal style (i.e., low Agreeableness; high Narcissistic PD and ratings of prototypical psychopathy), whereas Factor 2 is more strongly related to negative emotionality (i.e., Neuroticism), disinhibition (i.e., low Conscientiousness) and a broad array of PD symptoms. The authors interpret these findings in the context of alternative measures of psychopathy and suggest that the LSRP is a reasonable, albeit imperfect, measure of psychopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-3013, USA. jdmiller@ uga.edu
authors.forename: Joshua D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Gaughan
authors.forename: Lauren R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pryor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires