title: Psychopathy in Bulgaria: The cross-cultural generalizability of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist.
abstract: The generalizability of the psychopathy construct to Eastern European cultures has not been well-studied, and no prior studies have evaluated psychopathy in non-offender samples from this population. The current validation study examines the factor structure, internal consistency, and external validity of the Bulgarian translation of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version. Two hundred sixty-two Bulgarian adults from the general community were assessed, of which 185 had a history of substance dependence. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit for the two-, three-, and four-factor models of psychopathy. Zero-order and partial correlation analyses were conducted between the two factors of psychopathy and criterion measures of antisocial behavior, internalizing and externalizing psychopathology, personality traits, addictive disorders and demographic characteristics. Relationships to external variables provided evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the psychopathy construct in a Bulgarian community sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Ontario Correctional Institute, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 2C8 ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H4.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abramowitz
authors.affiliation: Bulgarian Addictions Institute, Sofia 1336, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Georgi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vasilev
authors.affiliation: Bulgarian Addictions Institute, Sofia 1336, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Kiril
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bozgunov
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612.
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vassileva
keywords: Psychopathy; construct validity; cross-cultural generalizability; factor structure