title: Brief report: self-reported psychopathic-like features among Finnish community youth: investigation of the factor structure of the Antisocial Personality Screening Device.
abstract: The Antisocial Process Screening Device- Self-Report (APSD-SR) is a self-report measure for assessment of psychopathic traits in adolescents. The present study aimed to investigate the factor structure and internal consistency of the APSD-SR in a sample of 4855 Finnish community adolescents. A three-factor structure with factors representing impulsivity (IMP), narcissism (NAR) and callous-unemotional (CU) features was found. Internal consistency indices ranged from moderate to good. The findings provide promising data on applicability of the APSD-SR instrument to Scandinavian youth. Results have implications for researchers and clinicians interested in measuring adolescent psychopathy.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; Institute of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: taina.laajasalo@helsinki.fi.
authors.forename: Taina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laajasalo
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki, Clinical Institute, Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Finland.
authors.forename: Suvi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saukkonen
authors.affiliation: Criminological Unit, National Research Institute of Legal Policy, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Janne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kivivuori
authors.affiliation: Criminological Unit, National Research Institute of Legal Policy, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Venla
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salmi
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki, Clinical Institute, Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Finland.
authors.forename: Jari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipsanen
authors.affiliation: Forensic Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; University of Helsinki, Clinical Institute, Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Finland.
authors.forename: Eeva T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Aronen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Adolescents; Callous-unemotional traits; Psychopathic traits; Self-report questionnaires