title: Personality constellations in incarcerated psychopathic men.
abstract: Advances in the operationalization of psychopathy have led to an increased understanding of the boundaries, structure, and nomological network of this construct, although significant questions remain. The empirical identification of replicable and theoretically meaningful psychopathy subtypes may help to improve the classification and diagnosis of this condition. We conducted a classification study of 91 incarcerated men who met conventional criteria for high levels of psychopathy using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised. We expanded on the methodology of previous research on psychopathy subtypes by utilizing a comprehensive personality assessment instrument and a prototype matching approach to classification. The analyses revealed a primary (narcissistic) subtype and a secondary (hostile and dysregulated) subtype that were broadly consistent with the previous literature. External validation analyses, statistical controls, and incremental validity analyses provided substantial support for the primary and secondary subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Whitman College.
authors.forename: Pavel S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Blagov
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Emory University.
authors.forename: Scott O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Lilienfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis.
authors.forename: Abigail D
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3197-7415
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Justine E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Phifer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University.
authors.forename: Noah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Venables
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado at Denver School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Marissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hudak
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Herres
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Emory University.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lieb
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Clark Atlanta University.
authors.forename: Sophia C Garvin
authors.initials: SCG
authors.lastname: Leigh
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Emory University.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D057189:Checklist; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D009289:Narcissism; D018579:Patient Selection; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D011779:Q-Sort; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult