title: The validity of the psychopathic personality inventory--revised in a community sample.
abstract: Research on the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R) has revealed two factors: Fearless Dominance, and Self-Centered Impulsivity. This study examined the validity of these PPI-R factors in a community sample (N = 675). First, confirmatory factor analyses did not support the two-factor structure. Second, the PPI-R factors showed good convergent and discriminant validity with two other self-report measures of psychopathy, that is, the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory and Levenson's Self-Report of Psychopathy. Third, PPI-R factors exhibited good external validity in relation to various theoretically relevant correlates. The results indicate that the PPI-R factors have good convergent, discriminant, and external validity, but confirmatory factor analysis raises concerns about the robustness of the two-factor structure.
authors.affiliation: University College Lessius, Antwerp, Belgium. kasia.uzieblo@lessius.eu
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uzieblo
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Verschuere
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van den Bussche
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crombez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001007:Anxiety; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult